Healthy Chicken Salad with Mandarin Oranges & Cashews

I don't know about you, but I am always looking for quick & healthy ideas for my lunches!
Most of the time I make an egg scramble or a turkey sandwich.
Every once in a while I will make a batch of Chicken Salad for the week so that Kevin and I both have lunches for the week.
This is my favorite Chicken Salad recipe...and it's HEALTHY!!!!
 Spoiler alert....I don't use mayo...I use greek yogurt!

Here is what you need:

- 2 or 3 chicken breasts, cooked & shredded (I use my Life Changing Quick & Easy Shredded Chicken Method for this)

- 2 or 3 ribs of celery, diced 

- 1/2 cup diced onion

- 1 cup of cashews, chopped 

- 1 can mandarin oranges, drained (I save about 1/4 cup of the juice in case I need to add more liquid to the chicken salad. It also gives it a more citrus-y flavor)

 - Salt & pepper, to taste

- 1.5 cups of Plain Greek Yogurt (you can use 0% or 2% fat)

You can't even tell that greek yogurt is used in place of mayo.

Just like Jimmy Fallon, I feel this way about mayo:

Mayo is so Ewwww!

 

Directions:

 Cook & shred your chicken using  Life Changing Quick & Easy Shredded Chicken Method

This is seriously the best way to cook & shred chicken!!!

After you put your shredded chicken in a bowl, add the rest of the ingredients....plain greek yogurt, diced celery, chopped onions, chopped cashews, mandarian oranges & pepper:

Stir it all together.....

Then I cover & keep in the fridge until I am ready to serve it. I usually make a batch of this on a Sunday night & use it for lunches for the week.

Kevin loves this Chicken Salad on croissants with tomatoes from our garden:

Yum!

I like this Chicken Salad as a salad with lettuce & tomatoes.

 You can add a drizzle of raspberry vinaigrette to the salad to give it some tangy-ness.

Now you can enjoy Chicken Salad without the guilt!

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

I have also made this for baby showers/wedding showers. It is the PERFECT make ahead dish for a shower. You can double it if necessary if you are making it for a party.

Have a great weekend!