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Chicken Salad without Mayo Recipe

This delicious, easy, homemade and healthy No Mayo Chicken Salad actually tastes like the classic chicken salad you get from a deli.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 5
Author Meme

Ingredients

  • 10 ounces cooked chicken 2 ½ packed cups
  • ¾ cup cottage cheese
  • ¼ cup onion diced or grated (about ¼ small onion)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
  • dash nutmeg optional
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper or white pepper, optional
  • ½ cup celery diced

Instructions

  • Add the cooked, chopped chicken to a large bowl. Set aside.
  • Add the cottage cheese, onion, lemon juice, honey, salt, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper and nutmeg (if using) to the bowl of a mini food processor or blender. Process until completely smooth, about 30-45 seconds.
    pink mini food processor with cottage cheese, spices, onion, and lemon juice before blending.
  • Transfer the cottage cheese mixture to the chicken. Stir well until completely combined.
    cottage cheese sauce on shredded chicken for chicken salad in a glass bowl.
  • Add in celery and stir well.
    clear bowl with diced celery being stirred into chicken salad with a fork.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
    bowl of chicken salad stirred together with a silver fork.
  • Taste and add extra lemon juice, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and/or garlic powder if desired (but wait to add extra seasoning until after the chicken salad has been refrigerated for at least 1 hour). Enjoy!

Notes

*Because cottage cheese is higher in sodium, look for a cottage cheese that is low sodium or no salt added if you need a low-sodium chicken salad.