Tarragon Chicken Salad

16 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready In: 1 hr 20 min

“This is a light and easy to make chicken salad. For a less tangy dressing, use light mayonnaise instead of the sour cream. Also, green onions can be substituted for the chives, if necessary.” - by jessica

Ingredients

3 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
2 tablespoons blanched slivered almonds
salt and pepper to taste

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

In a large bowl, combine chicken, celery, chives or green onions, yogurt, sour cream or mayonnaise, and tarragon; mix lightly. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Place nuts in a dry skillet. Toast over medium heat, turning frequently, until nuts are fragrant and lightly browned. Add almonds to chicken salad, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
154 cal
8%

Fat
5.6 g
9%

Carbs
3.5 g
1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Jillian

Aug. 6, 2010

"Delicious! This was a great way to use up some left over chicken I had. I cut the celery back to one cup and since I didn't have low-fat plain yogurt on hand I subbed low fat mayo. I added some fres..." See moreh lemon juice and a bit of dijon mustard along with some parsley. (similar to Tarragon Tuna Salad from this site). I left out the almonds and let this set in the fridge for a couple hours to let the flavors blend. Great on toasted whole grain bread!"

ashleylovestocook

Jan. 25, 2010

"This chicken salad is a great base for someone who has an afliction to mayo. I added everything in this recipe, but instead of almonds, i added pecans cuz thats what i had. I also added a tspn of ma..." See moreyo to my yogurt and sour creAM for a light tangy flavor w/o actually overpowering it with mayo. I also added freshly ground black pepper and dash or two of onion powder, and i used fresh tarragon and dried chives cuz thats all i had onhand. As a person who loves chicken salad but alot of times it either tastes too chickeny or too mayoey, this one is perfect and delicious! Screw the deli, i will make this from now on! I also didnt measure any of my ingredianets except for the yogurt/mayo/sourcream mix."

Navy_Mommy

Oct. 15, 2003

"This is tasty. I couldn't find plain yogurt so just used fat free mayo. Also, since fresh chives are out of season used dried. Was really tasty and will make again. My husband ate for lunch on let..." See moretuce."

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