Tarragon Chicken Salad

This Tarragon Chicken Salad recipe is a classic that combines tender bites of chicken with celery, onion, parsley and tarragon all tossed in a delicious creamy dressing.  It’s an easy homemade chicken salad recipe you can pull together in a pinch!

Tarragon Chicken Salad is a timeless classic favorite.  If you don’t already have a favorite go-to chicken salad recipe, this one just might become your new fave!

There are so many variations of homemade chicken salad recipes out there.  Folks like their chicken salad either finely chopped or big and chunky.  With curry or without.  With grapes and nuts or maybe some raisins.  But for this recipe,  we’re keeping it simple.  

Tarragon Chicken Salad Recipe

• Cooked chicken, chopped or shredded – I like to use this Poached Chicken for this recipe.
• Olive oil mayonnaise
• Plain Greek yogurt
• Dijon mustard
• Fresh lemon juice
• Celery
• Green onions
• Fresh parsley
• Fresh tarragon, finely chopped

Variations

• Add red grapes
• Add finely chopped apple
• Add chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, cashews or almonds)
• Use dill instead of tarragon

How to Make Tarragon Chicken Salad

This easy recipe comes together in about 20 minutes.  Even quicker if you use already cooked store-bought rotisserie chicken.

• In a small bowl, blend the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice and mustard well.
• In a large bowl, add the chopped chicken, celery, onion, parsley and tarragon.
• Stir in the mayonnaise mixture until well incorporated.
• Refrigerate before serving.
• Serve on sliced bread or toast for sandwiches or serve with celery and carrot sticks

Looking for More Lunch Salad Recipes to Make?

• Avocado Chicken Salad
• Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad
• Curried Chicken Salad with Grapes and Pecans
• Avocado Egg Salad
• Loaded Low-Fat Egg Salad
• Blueberry Chicken Salad
• Healthy Italian Chicken Salad
• Lighter Curried Chicken Salad with Mango

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Yield: 4 servings

Tarragon Chicken Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

This Tarragon Chicken Salad recipe is a classic that combines tender bites of chicken with celery, onion, parsley and tarragon all tossed in a delicious creamy dressing.  It's an easy homemade chicken salad recipe you can pull together in a pinch!

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
• 1/2 cup olive oil mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
• 2 green onions, finely chopped (whites and light green parts)
• 2-3 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 2-3 tablespoons fresh tarragon, finely chopped
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, blend the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice and mustard well.
2. In a large bowl, add the chopped chicken, celery, onion, parsley and tarragon.
3. Stir in the mayonnaise mixture until well incorporated.
4. Refrigerate before serving.
5. Serve on sliced bread or toast for sandwiches or serve with celery and carrot sticks.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 272Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 440mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 18g

theharvestkitchen.com attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.