Description
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Ingredients
- 🍗 Cooked chicken: 2 cups, shredded or diced
- 🍏 Apples: 1 cup, diced (preferably Fuji or Honeycrisp)
- 🥬 Celery: 1/2 cup, finely chopped
- 🌰 Walnuts: 1/2 cup, chopped (optional)
- 🥫 Mayonnaise: 1/2 cup
- 🧂 Salt: to taste
- 🧂 Black pepper: to taste
- 🍞 Whole grain bread: 4 slices
- 🍃 Lettuce leaves: for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken by shredding or dicing it into bite-sized pieces.
- Chop the apples and celery finely, and if using, chop the walnuts.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken, apples, celery, and walnuts.
- Add mayonnaise, salt, and black pepper to taste, and mix until well combined.
- Assemble the sandwich by placing the chicken apple salad mixture between two slices of whole grain bread, adding lettuce if desired.
- Cut the sandwich diagonally and serve on a platter.
Notes
- Using leftover chicken can save time and reduce waste.
- Feel free to customize the recipe with different types of apples or additional ingredients.
- For a lighter option, substitute Greek yogurt for mayonnaise.
- Store the chicken apple salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a day before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Mixing and Assembling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: chicken salad, apple salad, sandwich, lunch, healthy recipe