Quick & Creamy BLT Chicken Salad: Your New Favorite Lunch
This recipe combines the classic flavors of bacon, lettuce, and tomato with tender chicken in a creamy salad. It is a satisfying, high-protein dish perfect for quick lunches or meal prep.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
- 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
- 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 cup diced fresh tomato
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Optional: 1/2 cup diced celery for crunch
Instructions
- If you are not using pre-cooked chicken, cook and shred your chicken first. Cook the bacon until crisp, then crumble it and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, crumbled bacon, chopped lettuce, and diced tomato. If using, add the celery now.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt, and pepper until smooth. This creates your creamy dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the chicken and vegetable mixture.
- Gently fold all ingredients together until the chicken salad is evenly coated. Do not overmix.
- Serve immediately, or cover and chill for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to combine. This salad is excellent on toast, in wraps, or served over greens.
Notes
- For a low-carb chicken salad option, skip serving this on bread and enjoy it in lettuce cups or as a side dish.
- If you need a make-ahead lunch, prepare the salad base (chicken, bacon, dressing) and store it separately from the lettuce and tomato. Combine just before serving to keep the lettuce crisp.
- Use rotisserie chicken to make this a no-cook chicken salad for maximum speed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 550
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 16
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 5
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 38
- Cholesterol: 110