
Chicken breast, apples, grapes, pecans and celery in a creamy dressing. It's a perfect combination of flavors and textures. I served this over a bed of baby arugula and baby spinach, but this is also wonderful on a whole grain roll or in a healthy low carb wrap.
Skinny Chicken Waldorf Salad
Servings: 3 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6 pts
Calories: 223.2 • Fat: 9.8 g • Protein: 18.6 g • Carb: 21.4 g • Fiber: 3.2 g
Ingredients:
- 7 oz (1 breast) poached chicken breast (recipe follows)
- 2 cups fat free chicken broth
- 1 medium apple, peeled and cut into small cubes (I used Granny Smith)
- 1 cup red seedless grapes, cut in half
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1/4 cup light Hellman's mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp fat free Greek yogurt
- salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp pecans or walnuts
- 6 cups mixed baby greens like spinach and arugula
Directions:
To poach chicken breast: Cover chicken breast in broth in a small pot, add water if it doesn't cover the chicken. Add salt and pepper, a piece of celery and it's leaves (you could add herbs like parsley, garlic, onion, or whatever you want) and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover tight and let it sit for 15-20 minutes or until thickest part of the breast registers 160 degrees. Chicken will be cooked through. Let it cool and cut into small cubes.
Combine mayo, yogurt, salt, pepper and mix well. Add chicken, grapes, apples, celery, and let it chill in the refrigerator until you are ready to eat it. Mix in pecans right before serving. Serve over baby greens.


















i love waldorf salad! i think i'll try this & put it in a low-point pita! :) yum!
ReplyDeletelooks good think I will try it too
ReplyDeleteWhat is Greek yogurt?
ReplyDeleteI've bookmarked this to give it a try. Perfect for summer.
ReplyDeletemmmmm one of my favorite salads! YUM!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so good!! I am going to have to try it out :)
ReplyDeleteYum- I love waldorf salad but haven't had it in years because it's so naughty! Thanks for lightening it up1
ReplyDeletelooks good - this may just be part of my weekend recipes.
ReplyDeleteThanks
I think I really should try eating healthier food s from now one. I will start with this salad. It looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this wonderful site!! Absolutely fantastic!!! thank you for sharing and for all your work!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! I don't eat mayo, what do you suggest I use for an alternative? Low fat creamy Italian? How does that alter the points? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOhh no... I am now craving to taste this delicious waldorf salad. I am now hooked with your yummy blogs! Post more! Thanks
ReplyDeleteHad this for lunch today! Used regular yogurt because it's what was in the fridge. Two thumbs up...my husband said I could make it anytime!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great recipe for a hot summer day. Thanks for sharing! I have never used greek yogurt in a recipe so this will be a first.
ReplyDeleteWhen you poach a chicken, what do you cover it in after cooking in a pot? you stated "Remove from heat, cover tight and let it sit for 15-20 minutes or until thickest part of the breast registers 160 degrees." Will the chicken shred easy so I can use it in the chicken enchilada recipe???
ReplyDelete@Andrea- Sorry if you didn't understand, you cover it with the lid, the steam in the pot with the flame off cooks the chicken. And yes, you can shred it for chicken enchiladas.
ReplyDeleteI made this, didn't have any mayo--light or otherwise and so I put a small container of lite flavored yogurt, I loved it, it was even more fruity, and I have made it a couple of times and each time I have used a different flavored yogurt, a great fruit salad without the meat also.
ReplyDeleteI Used regular yogurt because it's what was in the fridge. Two thumbs up...my husband said I could make it anytime. thanx for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great recipe for this classic salad chock full of apples, walnuts, celery, and grapes. The mayonnaise dressing is perfect and a bit different, with apple juice, yogurt, and celery seeds mixed in.
ReplyDeleteI think The mayonnaise dressing is perfect and a bit different, with apple juice, yogurt, and celery seeds mixed in. Thanx for the post.
ReplyDeleteWell, I have made it a couple of times and each time I have used a different flavored yogurt, a great fruit salad without the meat also. thanx for posting.
ReplyDeleteWell, I am now hooked with your yummy blogs! Post more! Thanks for the share.
ReplyDeleteI really like your recipe. Thanks for the share.
ReplyDeleteI think i will love it. I better bake it too. Thank you for the idea and the recipe looking forward to learn more recipes.
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty cool recipe, looks so fresh. Thanks for posting a recipe like this. I will love it for sure.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, I remember helping my mom make waldorf salad. I remember cool whip, miracle whip, walnuts , grapes and diced apples. I don't remember much else that she put into it. All of the recipes I have found has celery in it. I remember hers did not have it in it. I wish I would have gotten her recipe, kind of late for that. Please if you have a recipe to share. This was also served more as a dessert, not as a base for a chicken/turkey/etc. salad.
ReplyDeleteand textures. I served this over a bed of baby arugula and baby spinach, but this is also wonderful on a whole grain roll or in a healthy low carb wrap.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I usually substitute regular raisins for the golden raisins... but other than that - it's a great recipe for a summer lunch.
ReplyDeleteI added red onions and left out the golden raisins and it was a great balance of sweet/salty/sour
ReplyDeleteVery easy salad to make and delicious. Didn't have walnuts so used chopped almonds.
ReplyDeleteI love it! I added a little cinnamon to enhance the flavors.
ReplyDeleteThis salad is delicious! I serve it with spinach lasagna! I do not put sugar in the dressing, Fuji apples and raisins make it pretty sweet.
ReplyDeleteThis recipes was best the second day. The juices really settled and melded together in a way that made it pop! Will make again.
ReplyDeleteWell, i am now craving to taste this delicious waldorf salad, thanx for all this.
ReplyDeleteReally, really delicious! I made 3X the recipe and had enough all week for salads and sandwiches. Also have never poached chicken before - so worth the work!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this I thought "I think I really should try eating healthier food from now on" I will try make this one. Looks really delicious.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have the points plus here so I tried to figure it out using your other stats (carbs, protein etc.) I must have done something wrong it came out to 25 points. I don't have any of the profile things so i am anonymous. :(
ReplyDeleteSorry redid it and it came out to 6 points plus. :)
ReplyDeleteYou must have put it in the calculator wrong, it's 6 points plus. Just updated!
ReplyDeleteI made this today for lunch! delicious!!
ReplyDeleteJust tried this today. Very good. Thanks! I think it made it to MyFitnessPal.com's database so it totally helped out my diet plan today!
ReplyDeleteGina, I put this in half of a cantaloupe, loved the sweet addition and no points added!
ReplyDeleteThis was really good. Not too crazy about the sauce because I could taste the mayo but maybe I put too much mayo.
ReplyDeleteJust made this -- it's delicious! I've always strongly disliked mayo, but lately I've had the most intense cravings for mayo-laden salads (macaroni, potato, chicken...and no, I'm not pregnant haha!) However, I'm trying to lose weight so I decided to try your lightened-up version...this tastes great and I can't wait to enjoy it over a bed of spinach for dinner tonight!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I went lighter on the mayo and heavier on the Greek yogurt. I did forget the pecans, but it was delicious without it!
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