This is the perfect Summertime salad. You can have a quick lunch without heating up the oven.
This salad recipe has only 6 simple ingredients that can be purchased from your local grocery store and are fairly inexpensive, so you also have a cheap meal that is delicious.
At our house, we LOVE chicken salad and I have the perfect chicken salad recipe, but I decided to change it up a little bit and add some yummy avocado to my original chicken salad recipe. And, it was a hit! So fresh and delicious!
What is in avocado chicken salad? (scroll down for printable recipe card)
- shredded chicken breasts
- avocados
- mayo
- diced onion
- lime juice
- garlic powder
- salt
- optional black pepper
- optional cilantro
What to serve with avocado chicken salad?
- fresh fruit
- cottage cheese and peaches
- baked potato
- sweet potato
- pasta salad
- baked beans
- vegetable medley
- green beans
- dinner roll
- crescent roll
How to make avocado chicken salad? (scroll down for printable recipe card)
- Take a large bowl and add shredded chicken, avocados, mayo, diced onion, lime juice, garlic powder and salt
- Mix well
- Chill and serve alone or in a wrap
- Place leftovers into an airtight container and place into the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
6 Ingredient Avocado Chicken Salad
Here's an easy and delicious lunch to enjoy any time of the year.
Ingredients
- 2 cans (12.5 oz) chicken breasts (drained)
- 2 avocados or 3 (2 oz cups) of ready made avocados
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/8 cup diced onion
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Take a large bowl and add shredded chicken (drained), avocados, mayo, diced onion, lime juice, garlic powder and salt
- Mix well
- Chill and serve alone or in a wrap
- Place leftovers into an airtight container and place into the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
How to eat avocado chicken salad?
Avocado chicken salad can be eaten alone with a side dish, but it also can be added to a tortilla or a croissant roll. So, it can be eaten as a wrap or a sandwich
Q&A’s
Can I buy a rotisserie chicken instead of using canned chicken? Yes, most definitely. For your avocado chicken salad you can use a rotisserie chicken or any leftover chicken breasts that you have. You do not have to use canned chicken breasts.
Is avocado chicken salad keto? Yes, avocado chicken salad can be keto if you replace the sweet relish with dill relish.
Can an avocado chicken salad wrap be keto? Yes, an avocado chicken salad wrap can be keto if you add the salad to a keto tortilla or place onto keto bread.
How to store leftover avocado chicken salad? Place any leftover avocado chicken salad into an airtight container and place into the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Can I change the avocado chicken salad recipe? Yes, for example, if you do not like onions then simply leave out the onions when preparing the avocado chicken salad. Another change is you can replace the sweet relish with dill relish to give this salad a different taste. Remember that recipes are only guide lines that you can change. 🙂
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Hi,love all your great recipes,all are very good, healthy and very easy to make.
Pls keep them coming, do you have any eggplant recipes you can share?
Tx