Easy Chicken Salad Recipe Without Grapes and Celery

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If you're like me and you aren't exactly drinking celery juice because you love it so much (let's be real who ACTUALLY enjoys celery juice? No one.) then this is the chicken salad recipe for you.

This Easy Basic Chicken Salad Recipe without Celery will give you all the flavor you love in a healthy chicken salad. Just a few ingredients and you probably keep them on hand!

Easy Basic Chicken Salad Recipe without Celery

One of my friends makes a chicken salad recipe very similar to this. We made it every year when we'd go to the beach.

So, chicken salad just reminds me of days by the beach where you eat a sandwich and chips and enjoy the sounds of the surf. I added some Dijon to mine for extra tang, but one thing I always noticed about hers is that she doesn't put any celery in it.

I don't hate celery, but the magic of this chicken salad is that it's smooth and spreadable. I've tried the chunkier chicken salad recipes and I just don't enjoy that texture. If you like a smoother salad that you can spread on crackers and stays together- this is the one you need.

The one piece of equipment I use for this is a food processor. You could use a stand mixer, but I think a food processor does the best job of grinding the chicken. This is the one I have.*

Some of the best recipes truly are the most basic. I hope you make this recipe for your family and enjoy it. If so, make sure to comment below and let me see a pic on Instagram. Just tag me @freshfitkitchen.

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Easy Basic Chicken Salad Recipe without Celery

Easy Basic Chicken Salad Recipe without Celery is a delicious traditional chicken salad recipe without the need for celery.

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

• 2 large Chicken Breasts
• 1/2 cup Mayo I like olive oil or avocado oil mayo.
• 2 tbsp. Dijon Mustard Adjust to your liking- see notes.
• 1.5 tbsp. Sweet Pickle Relish
• 3 tbsp. Onion chopped
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

1. Trim your chicken breasts. Cover the outside with salt and pepper. Put them in a Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot is what I use) for 12 minutes on high pressure and allow a 10 minute natural release. You can also skip this step and use rotisseree chicken or any kind of pre-cooked chicken you have on hand.

2. Put the chicken, onion, and pickle relish in a food processor. Pulse until well incorporated. You don't want to puree the chicken here so just pulse until the chicken is finely ground, but still has shape.

3. Pour the chicken into a bowl and add the mayo, mustard and a dash of salt and pepper. Stir it together and taste for seasoning. Add more salt and pepper as needed. Serve on a croissant or a few slices of whole grain bread as shown. Store leftover chicken salad in the fridge for 3-4 days.

PLEASE NOTE:  I love mustard and this recipe was written with 2 tbsp. of Dijon. This is a pretty flavorful mustard.  If you aren't into mustard or aren't sure about the flavor profile start by adding 1/2 tbsp. of mustard and work from there.

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