This Fruity Chicken Salad Recipe will have your family begging for seconds. Great for bag lunches. It's a great way to sneak some fruits and veggies into your picky eater's diet.

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Years ago, I wrote these words about how I was the worst at packing lunch. I would often go to a local restaurant with coworkers when I should have been saving my money and packing a lunch.

Now, I work from home and still struggle with packing lunch, except when I remember to prepare and pack it in advance. One lunch I go back to again and again is this fruity chicken salad recipe.

The cool thing about chicken salad is that you can make it a few days ahead. When I prepare it, I buy a rotisserie chicken from the store on Sunday.

I make the chicken salad that same day. Then, I eat it for lunch on Monday and Tuesday. It yields enough to feed my family of 4 for both days.

I also love that this fruity chicken salad contains plenty of fruit! Hooray for eating healthy! I love any recipe that incorporates fruit and veggies into my meal. Also, a great way to sneak fruit into your picky eater's diet.

A Quick Look at the Ingredients

Chicken - the main ingredient for a chicken salad. I suggest using the meat (not the skin) from a whole cooked chicken. I usually buy one from the store, or you can prepare a whole chicken beforehand.
Fruit and Veggies - I use a mix of grapes, celery, apples, and canned pineapple. These provide both sweetness and crunch. I use whatever I have on hand for the kind of apple, which is usually Honeycrisp or Fuji.
Nuts - Crushed pecans are also added for a nice crunch.
Creamy Component - I use mayonnaise and sour cream to make chicken salad not only delicious but creamy. Feel free to sub with Greek yogurt if you prefer.
Salt and Pepper

How to Make a Chicken Salad with Fruit

Grab a huge bowl and add all the ingredients. Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour to allow all the flavors to pop. Enjoy the salad on your favorite bread, cracker, or tortilla chip.

chicken salad ingredients separated in glass bowl

How to enjoy this Chicken Salad Recipe

Add this chicken salad to your favorite bread, cracker, or even tortilla chip. See the picture below on a day I made this and ate at my desk. We had no bread at the house that day, and these tortilla chips were the bomb.com with this fruity chicken salad.

fruity chicken salad in a bowl with chips next to it

Tanya's Thoughts About This Recipe

This chicken salad was a great way for me to get my oldest to enjoy fruit and...celery.

I recall the first time I made this chicken salad for my daughter. I packed it in her lunch bag and sent her on her way. When I picked her up from school, she was telling me how much she loved it. *tear* If you know my daughter, you would know that this is rare because the only things she appeared to love at that time were saltine crackers and spaghetti.

fruity chicken salad on bread with fruit around it

How to Store this Chicken Salad

Store chicken salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator and consume it within 3–4 days. Freezing is not recommended, as mayonnaise-based dressings may separate and affect the texture.

I hope you love this chicken salad recipe as much as we do. Looking for more Chicken Salad Recipes? Try this Creamy Rotisserie Chicken Salad Recipe.

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Fruity Chicken Salad

This Fruity Chicken Salad Recipe will have your family begging for seconds. Great for bag lunches. It's a great way to sneak some fruits and veggies into your picky eater's diet.

Course entree

Cuisine American

Keyword fruity chicken salad

Prep Time 10

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings people

Calories 354kcal

Author Tanya

Ingredients

2 cups shredded chicken from a rotisserie chicken, skin removed
1 apple chopped
1 stalk celery chopped
½ cup chopped pecans
½ cup grapes cut in half
8 oz can crushed pineapple drained
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup sour cream
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Grab a huge bowl and add all the above ingredients. Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour to allow all the flavors to meld.
Enjoy the chicken salad on your favorite bread, cracker, or tortilla chip.

Notes

Store the chicken salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator and consume it within 3–4 days. Freezing is not recommended, as mayonnaise-based dressings may separate and affect the texture.

Nutrition

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This blog post was originally published on July 26, 2016. It has been updated with new information and photos.