This delicious fall-inspired Pecan Apple Chicken Salad Recipe is filled with the flavors of autumn. Juicy chicken (or leftover holiday turkey), sweet apples, tart dried cranberries, and crunchy toasted pecans are mixed with a lightened up greek yogurt and mayonnaise dressing with just a hint of spice. Best of all, you only need 5 minutes to prep it.Make a big batch today for the best chicken salad sandwiches in your lunchbox all week long!
Serve on a ciabatta with lettuce. Serve as a sandwich or over salad.
Notes
Use any leftover chicken, rotisserie chicken, or leftover turkey to make this fall chicken salad even easier! You can also bake chicken breasts or poach them if you want.
Toasting your buns adds a lot of texture to the sandwich, but is not necessary.
To make this recipe Dairy-Free swap in your favorite unsweetened plain plant-based Greek yogurt or use extra mayo.