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Avocado Chicken Salad – Take chicken salad to a new level with avocado! It is naturally creamy without any mayo or sour cream. Great for quick lunches, easy dinners and even picnics!
We are true avocado lovers in this house. We could live on Guacamole if we had to. And personally, I am not a big fan of mayo. I can eat it if it is heavily flavored with other things like Garlic Aioli, but definitely not just spread on a sandwich. Which is how Avocado Chicken Salad was born.
Needless to say, we always have a fridge full of avocados, so this chicken salad can be made almost any day of the week. I do like to take a little help from the store and use a rotisserie chicken. It is just so much easier than cooking and shredding the chicken myself. Plus theirs is always perfectly cooked and well seasoned, so I know it will be great every time.
And let’s talk about the elephant in the room. I don’t like mayo. So classic chicken salad is mayo based, so you either love it or hate it. But you add avocado, and I am 100% on board! More things in life should involve avocados!
What’s In Avocado Chicken Salad
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- Shredded Chicken – I really like to use a rotisserie chicken for this because it is already seasoned and makes it super quick and easy!
- Avocado
- Tomato
- Red Onion
- Cilantro
- Lime Juice
- Salt & Pepper
How to Make Avocado Chicken Salad
- Mix Chicken. Start by mixing your shredded chicken with 1 mashed avocado. This will help bind everything together and give it the classic creamy texture that everyone loves.
- Add Mix-Ins. Stir in a second avocado that is diced along with finely chopped onion, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper.
- Adjust. Taste your chicken salad and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
- Serve. Serve over a slice of bread, in a lettuce cup, in a wrap or with crackers.
Recipe Tips
- Spicy. If you like things spicy, a little bit of hot sauce can be added as well. Or even just Sriracha when serving is delicious!
- This avocado chicken salad should be made the day you are going to eat it. No matter what you do to avocados, they will not last for more than a few hours after you cut into them.
- Mix-Ins. My Healthy Chicken Salad recipe has slice almonds mixed in for crunch and that would be delicious here as well. I don’t like to add the sweetness you find in other recipe to this version, but crunch would be a great addition.
- More Creamy. The mashed avocado does make this creamy, but if you want it even more creamy, and more like a traditional recipe you could mix in 1/4 cup of mayo or Greek yogurt with the avocado to give it a slightly different texture.
What To Serve With Avocado Chicken Salad
How To Serve Avocado Chicken Salad
They are great to take on a picnic as well. You can make the chicken salad and then just let people make their sandwich when it is time. And you don’t have to worry about the mayo going bad, these will still be fresh and delicious!
- Bun – a good ol’ hamburger bun works great!
- Croissant – a buttery flakey croissant is so good with chicken salad.
- Wrap – put it in your favorite tortilla or wrap and fold it up.
- Lettuce – keep things low carb and healthier by serving it on a bed of fresh spinach, mixed greens or your favorite lettuce.
- Stuffed Tomatoes – In the summer when tomatoes are super fresh hollowing out the inside and stuffing it with chicken salad is a great idea for a buffet or to feed a crowd.
- Crackers – my family loves to enjoy it almost like a dip and serve on whole grain crackers.
More Chicken Recipes
- Asian Chicken Wraps
- Chicken Fajita Quesadilla
- Crunchy Southwest Chicken Wraps
- Chicken Club Wraps
- Chow Mein Noodles with Chicken
Avocado Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 1 avocado, mashed
- 1 avocado, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
- 2 Tablespoons onion, finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons tomato, finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine chicken with the mashed avocado, mix until the chicken is coated.2 cups shredded chicken, 1 avocado
- Add the diced avocado, onion, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper to the bowl and fold until everything is blended.1 avocado, 2 Tablespoons onion, 2 Tablespoons tomato, 1 Tablespoon fresh cilantro, 2 teaspoons lime juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve on sandwich bread, a pita, hamburger buns, or even lettuce cups.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is my kind of lunch! I am sure that my family will love it too!
I love anything with avocado! This is going to be made for lunches next week and I can’t wait!
I love that you added avocado and eliminated any mayo or sour cream! I am going to make this and wrap it in lettuce for a delicious lettuce wrap for lunch!