Salad can be filling enough to enjoy as a meal, and these hearty chicken salad recipes will satisfy your hunger, and your taste buds.
If you’re looking to use up leftover chicken or need a healthy, satisfying lunchbox filler you’ll actually look forward to, we have the answer! These chicken salad recipes cover everything from filling chicken and rice dishes to our best-ever chicken Caesar salad (for those “treat yourself” days). Enjoy!
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Crunchy Asian chicken salad
Tender pieces of chicken contrast with crunchy cashews, sprouts and toasted pepitas to create this healthy and delicious meal.
Waldorf salad with Brussels sprouts & schnitzel fingers
A twist on the classic salad.
Miso chicken with broccolini and asparagus
This tasty chicken and rice salad is good for your gut (and your taste buds).
Cobb salad
When you want your salad all lined up.
Chicken caesar salad with asparagus and kale
A hearty caesar salad.
Chicken, burghul and pomegranate salad
This hearty salad takes on an exotic air with the inclusion of cumin, burghul and pomegranate molasses.
Chicken rice and mega greens mega bowl with tzatziki
Bowl your family over with this vitamin packed dinner. It’s never been easier to your healthy eating goals!
Chicken and watercress pasta salad
Fresh and satisfying.
Red salad
Vibrant and delicious.
Chicken and mango salad
Add some tropical flair to your salads.
Waldorf salad
Worthy of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel itself!
Chicken, olive and fetta salad
Fresh, flavourful and totally satisfying.
Chicken satay skewers with crunchy salad
Low in carb but high in flavour.
Chicken and green mango salad
Fresh and vibrant flavours in this tasty Vietnamese-style salad.
Spiced chicken and crispy tortilla salad
Crunchy and delicious.
Larb gai (spicy chicken salad)
Not for the faint-hearted.
Za’atar chicken schnitzel and salad
Spice up dinner with this deliciously succulent za’atar chicken schnitzel and salad recipe – quick and easy and oh-so-tasty!
Chilli chicken with BLT salad
This delicious salad combines all the flavours of a BLT sandwich (bacon, lettuce and tomato) with juicy chilli chicken pieces.
Poached chicken and quinoa salad with watercress
Fresh and tasty!
Chicken, quinoa and witlof salad
This chicken and quinoa salad is a fantastic energy-boosting lunch with crunchy hazelnuts and green apple.
“Eat your greens” chicken salad
This chicken salad is packed full of greens for a filling and healthy lunch
Poached chicken salad with green tahini dressing
Fresh, bright and tasty – what more could you want from a summer salad. Packed full of fresh ingredients, the green tahini dressing is the real shining star of this poached chicken and pomegranate salad.
Burrito bowls with your choice of protein
It’s never been easier to reach your healthy eating goals!
Poached chicken salad with avocado and green papaya
Delicious and healthy! Soft poached chicken salad with creamy avocado and sweet green papaya – a summer inspired dinner perfect for any time of the year!
Chicken pasta salad
Chicken pasta is a quick, easy and tasty meal that all the family will enjoy and can easily be packed into a school lunch box.
Avocado and mandarin chicken noodle salad
This tasty avocado and mandarin chicken noodle salad makes the perfect light lunch or dinner.
Chicken, prawn and mango salad
Freshen things up with this delicious and wholesome chicken, prawn and mango salad. Packed full of flavour and crunch, this is sure to become a family favourite!
Festive chicken salad
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. If cooking chicken the day before, reserve some of the cooking liquid to pour over the sliced chicken meat before refrigerating. Note
Grilled chicken with warm cos lettuce salad
This warm char-grilled lettuce with creamy chicken salad is perfect for lunch, and as a side for dinner or a BBQ. It’s a healthier alternative to a Caesar salad. And suitable for diabetics, too.
Rocket, chicken and date salad
Chicken salad with a citrus zing! This healthy lean salad is easy to prepare for lunching guests or take to work for lunch. And it’s suitable for diabetics.
Chicken and soba noodle salad
A light, tangy, and super simple dinner full of Asian flavours. Perfect for a healthy midweek meal!
Warm Asian chicken salad with sesame dressing
Serve this chicken salad for lunch or dinner – it’s delicious!
Greek-style chicken salad
You will need a large barbecued chicken for this recipe. Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Warm chicken caesar salad
This classic salad pairs grilled chicken, salty bacon and a runny poached egg with a creamy Caesar sauce to create this iconic cafe-style dish. Serve warm for ultimate flavour impact.
Bang bang chicken salad
Fresh, tasty and well spiced, bang bang chicken salad is an enduring classic for a reason!
Tandoori chicken salad
This is also a great family meal served with rice or bread. The tandoori paste is found in the Asian section of the supermarket. Serve the salad in an airtight container that fits inside the lunchbox with a freezer block. Put the dressing into a smaller container to be put on the salad (or dunked into) at lunchtime – if it’s put on in the morning, it will become soggy. If your kids are little gourmets, throw a wedge of lemon in as well.
Chicken soba salad
All ingredients can be prepared ahead of time and stored separately, covered, in the refrigerator. Use scissors to cut the seaweed into fine shreds. Note
Crunchy chicken salad
Crispy fried noodles are available in the Asian aisle of supermarkets. Using a large sharp knife, shred the cabbage as thinly as you can. Stack the slices neatly, cut them lengthways into matchstick-sized strips. This is called `julienne’. Note
Warm coconut chicken salad
A healthy and easy warm coconut chicken salad.
Warm chicken, labne and maple walnut salad
An exotic and exquisite salad.
Honey soy chicken salad
You can use a large barbecued chicken instead of the breast fillets, if you prefer; discard bones and skin, then shred meat coarsely before tossing with remaining salad ingredients. Note
Shredded chicken salad
You can tell just by looking at this salad that it will be fresh, light and tasty on the tongue. Chicken cooked in this way should stay moist and juicy, don’t be tempted to boil rapidly or cook it for too long or it will be tough.
Warm potato and smoked chicken salad
A filling salad perfect for a healthy lunch or dinner.
Thai chicken and lychee salad
This herbaceous and light Thai chicken and lychee salad is a study in contrasts, of both flavour and texture; tender and crisp, sweet and spicy, it’s got it all.
Sweet chilli chicken salad
A simple, crunchy and flavourful sweet chilli chicken salad from Australian Women’s Weekly.
Roasted beetroot, orange and char-grilled chicken salad
You need two oranges for this recipe – one for the salad and one for the juice. You can substitute fresh baby beetroot with canned baby beets, or the chicken with pork fillet or salmon, if you like. Note
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