Avocado Chicken Salad Recipe (VIDEO)
This Avocado Chicken Salad Recipe has so much flavor! It’s creamy but light with the avocado and so satisfying. I know, I know chicken salad recipes usually have mayo but you will never miss it!
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BONUS: If you’re lucky enough to have leftovers, this chicken salad tastes just as good the next day – perfect for a to-go lunch. You all are always requesting good work and school lunch ideas and I hope you love this one!
Avocado Chicken Salad Recipe:
My son was particularly smitten with this chicken avocado salad and requested it for his birthday. It was in his top 3 requests. The other two were this shrimp dip and a cheesy breakfast sandwich. His birthday is coming up this weekend so I’ll be sure to make his dreams come true ;).
This chicken salad is a winner and it is well loved by adults and children. Everything about this is good and you’ll want that fresh lemon dressing on all of your salads.
Easy Chicken Salad Ingredients!!
This Avocado Chicken Salad has such simple ingredients and you may already have everything you need to make it (I just love when that happens)!
- We use rotisserie chicken to simplify the process but you can cook your own chicken breast
- If you are looking to cut the fat, use turkey bacon instead
- For extra protein, add 2 hard boiled eggs
How to Make this a Paleo Chicken Salad:
This salad is perfect for nearly every diet. To make this salad paleo friendly, sub the corn (which is considered a grain) with sliced cucumber.
How to Store Leftover Chicken Salad:
Cover chicken avocado salad with plastic wrap directly over the surface of the salad (keeping the air out will prevent browning of the avocados) and refrigerate.
How to Serve Chicken Salad:
This avocado chicken salad is deliciously versatile. It is a protein packed salad so it’s perfect for work lunch or meal prep and the lemon keeps it fresh and vibrant. Serve this chicken salad:
- As a main course salad
- In sandwiches or pita pockets
- As a filling for lettuce wraps
This is one of our very favorite salad recipes; seriously tasty and easy, hearty but feel good food at the same time.
More Salad Recipes to Explore:
- Top reader favorite avocado recipes here
- If you enjoyed this, you will LOVE our Tuna Avocado Salad
- Avocado Salmon Salad – so fresh and healthy for summer
- Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad – always a hit at parties
Watch How to Make Avocado Chicken Salad:
We used rotisserie chicken which makes this salad super quick and easy to prepare. It’s totally ok to cook your own chicken, or use a good quality canned and well-drained chicken in a pinch.
⬇Print-Friendly Avocado Chicken Salad Recipe:
Avocado Chicken Salad Recipe
This Avocado Chicken Salad recipe is a keeper! Easy, excellent chicken salad recipe with lemon dressing, plenty of avocado, irresistible bites of bacon and corn. Optional: For even more protein, we add 2 hard boiled eggs, halved or quartered.
Ingredients
Avocado Chicken Salad Ingredients:
- 2 large cooked chicken breasts shredded or chopped
- 2 large avocados
- 1 cup corn from 1 cooked cob
- 6 oz lean bacon cooked and chopped
- 1/4 cup Chives (or green onion), chopped
- 2 Tbsp Dill chopped, or to taste
Lemon Dressing:
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt or to taste
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions
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Dice or shred the 2 large cooked chicken breasts and place into a large mixing bowl.
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Peel and pit 2 large avocados, slice into bite-sized pieces and add to the mixing bowl.
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Add 1 cup of cooked corn (freshly cooked corn is best), toss in 1/4 cup chopped green onion, chopped bacon, and 2 Tbsp fresh Dill.
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Add dressing ingredients to a small bowl and stir to combine. Drizzle over your salad and toss to combine. Serve with slices of hard boiled egg if desired.
Recipe Notes
*Use rotisserie chicken, cook your own chicken breast seasoned with salt and pepper or use well-drained canned chicken.
**For a healthier salad, you can use uncured turkey bacon which tastes amazing, but has less fat.
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We hope you discover a new favorite in this recipe. It’s one of those recipes that you make once and then 50 times over. If you try it, let me know what you think in a comment below!
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Absolutely amazing! Quick and easy. Thank you for all of your wonderful recipes.
You’re so welcome Sherry! I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
Had this for dinner tonight. Omitted the dill as I didn’t have it. Both my husband and I enjoyed it very much. Delicious!. Definitely a do over!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
Easy to make and very yummy!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Hi
Natasha was wondering i have seen you on TV doing your cooking and recipes and love them all, was wondering if you have a book out on your recipes you have such good menu’s and easy to make meals this is my kind of thing nice and easy not all day in kitchen
Hi Victoria! I’m so happy you are enjoying our recipes! We do not have a book out yet! But stay tuned!
Our family loves this recipe so much! If I served it as an entree salad for dinner what would you suggest serving it with?
Hi Cerise, we love it with nicely toasted bread. Serve as a main course salad, in sandwiches or pita pockets, or as a filling for lettuce wraps.
Made this just now for lunch. It was soooooo good!! I added red onions to the mix and when I was done preparing it I let it stand for about 20 minutes. It really brought the flavors out!! I then topped it of with some sunflower seeds for garnish.
Hi Maria! That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review 🙂
I’m eleven years old and I absolutely
LOVE making food and desserts! I made this wonderful salad for my family and they all loved it!! Very satisfying and the lemon dressing was terrific! Thanks sooo much for this recipe!!!!
I’m happy you enjoyed that, Elissa!! 🙂
I’m eleven years old and I absolutely LOVE making food and desserts.I made this wonderful salad for my family and they all loved it! Very satisfying and the lemon dressing was terrific!!!! Thanks for this amazing salad recipe Mrs. Natasha!!!!
You’re so welcome, Elissa! I love your passion for cooking & baking! I hope you get to try more of our recipes soon!
This is my kind of salad.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that, Haley!
I love this salad. Made it again tonight but substituted salmon for chicken! Delicious!! Thanks for the recipe!
You’re so welcome, Sabrina! I’m so happy you enjoyed that Avocado Chicken Salad!
I love the fact that you added bacon and egg to the salad.
So do I!! I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe!
I love this salad, it is delicious and so easy! Has anyone made it the day before? I’m curious if the avocados turn colors even if there is the lemon dressing on it.
Hi Pam, you can prep ingredients a day before but don’t mix the dressing in.
My whole family loved this!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Is the calorie count for the whole recipe? And if not what is a serving size!!?!
Hi Christine! That count is per serving. This salad makes 6 servings. 🙂
Amazing recipe!! We loved it and will be making again!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
This salad was amazing!! Thanks for sharing. I’ll be adding this to my regular rotation!!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
Excellent!! I mean prepped this for my luches this week.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Made a half batch of this today as I was alone. Delicious. I did not do the optional hard boiled eggs but did add a bit of black beans as I had a little bit in the freezer.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
this sounds amazing! Can’t wait to make, but I’m not a huge fan of lemon, have any suggestions on replacing the lemon with something?
Hi Tiffany, We love it with lemon, here is what one of our readers wrote “I didn’t have any lemons (I thought I did but noooo…) so I used a balsamic dressing and served it over Romaine, and it was really good with that too. Husbandface wants the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.”
Hello from Phoenix just had your chicken avocado salad we added red onion and served it in warm pitas! 😍 Thank you
You’re so welcome, Gayle! Serving in a pita sounds heavenly!
Do you just buy a whole rotisserie chicken or is it possible to buy just the rotisserie chicken breast anywhere? I wonder if there’s organic rotisserie chicken.
Thanks
Hi Helen, we sure did! Costco does sell rotisserie chicken breast cooked and package from what I’ve seen locally.
Ah, this salad is so good! Its been on our menu weekly! Thanks for sharing Natasha 🙂
That’s so great! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Hi Natasha!
If I don’t have fresh corn can I use canned or frozen? I love corn so I don’t want to not put it in lol.
Hi Kat, canned corn will work just fine 😀
Looks delicious, I cant eat corn. Any other ideas to replace the corn.
Hi Linda, That is a great question. I haven’t tried it without the corn and I’m sure it helps the texture but I think this salad would be fine if you omit it. We had several Keto dieters comment on how much they enjoyed this One writing” just made this, but left out the corn because I’m keto. It was very good”
What kind of dressing could I use in place of the one in recipe I do not like dressings made of oils
Hi Margie, anything light would work. Some of our readers added mayo to their dressing to make it more creamy. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe
Just made avocado chicken salad. It is delicious and exactly what I needed to add to my diet. Thank you!!!
You’re so welcome, Jonnie!!
I’m trying to follow a reduced carb diet and this recipe is perfect. (Delish too!). Really love your recipes Natasha. Keep ‘em coming.
That’s so great! Thank you for that amazing review!!
Very yummy will definitely make this again
That’s so great!
What is serving size for 324 calories for avacado chicken salad?
Hi Robin, This recipe makes six servings. I haven’t measured it by cup. 1/6th of the recipe is considered a serving 🙂 Hope this helps
This is a fantastic chicken salad!!
Everyone loved it. I added 3 T of honey to soften the bite of lemon juice.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Great idea!
The picture shows hard boiled eggs but your video doesn’t
Hi Kris, We have this note in the recipe and on the print out regarding the eggs “Optional: For even more protein, we add 2 hard boiled eggs, halved or quartered.”
If I don’t use the bacon but adding 1 egg , what will be the total nutritional info .also what will be the serving size. I am on a 1000 calorie diet
Hi Deeps, we are not able to make those calculations without completely changing the nutrition label for the recipe. You might try plugging the list of desired ingredients into one of the free nutrition analyzers online. I hope you love the salad!
Hi Natasha!
First I wanted to say thank you 🙏 for all of your awesome recipes, and your style of organization and presentation of your recipes is just on point 👌!! I love it!
I want to try this recipe with Costco canned chicken breast, have you tried it or think it will work? I don’t want all the chicken pieces to fall apart and make the salad look more like a spread if ya know what I mean. But am excited to try this salad. Also do you think thyou frozen corn from Trader Joe’s would work? Thank you!
Hi Alina, That should work fine with the canned meat, make sure to drain it really really well. I haven’t tried that with frozen corn, if you experiment please let me know how you like that.
This was so yummy! Perfect for lunch or dinner!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
This well delish but next time I will substitute the bacon with pepperoni as the bacon softened too much.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that.
The combo is wonderful! Thank you so much.
We absolutely love this salad and make it regularly. The dressing is sensational! Thank you Natasha!
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Made this tonight for supper with rotisserie chicken and it was absolutely delicious!! Thanks for the wonderful healthy recipe!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it
This is simply amazing! Probably our favorite recipe I’ve ever found for anything! I’ve made it probably 20 times in recent months! I do cook up my own chicken breasts, but I use Hormel real bacon pieces to simplify prep a bit. I’ve never used fresh dill, but 2 tsp dried dill works well. We always add the egg as well…super filling and healthy!
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review 🙂
Me and my husband made this together. It was amazing!!!!
I’m so happy to hear you both enjoyed that! Thank you for the great review!!
This salad was SOOOO good!! Thanks for a great recipe. I bought a rotisserie chicken at the grocery. Super quick and easy (and HEALTHY!) dinner.
so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!
Hi there! I made this tonight. I used the InstantPot to do the chicken and it turned out so tender. I didn’t have any lemons (I thought I did but noooo…) so I used a balsamic dressing and served it over Romaine, and it was really good with that too. Husbandface wants the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
I’m so happy that worked out! Thank you for sharing this and your wonderful review with us!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was absolutely delicious. My son liked it a lot also, we tried it with ranch dressing and some with a lemon vinaigrette. I liked both and my son liked it with ranch. I’ll definitely be making this again. I used rotisserie chicken.
That’s so great! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to make this for my husband. Can you tell me how long it will keep in the fridge?
Hi Kenneth! I have kept it refrigerated up to 2 days. I think this is the very best when it is served the same day but the avocados will be fine until the next day because the lemon juice in the dressing preserves them. To be safe, I would suggest placing plastic wrap directly over the salad to keep the air out which is what causes the avocados to brown.
Absolutely delicious! Substituted yellow squash for Corn as I was in the middle of Whole30. Have shared with several people who also loved it including their teenage sons! Thanks for sharing!!
You’re so welcome, Kim! I’m glad you all enjoyed it!
Have made this several times now: I used grilled chicken and added red onions and olives. It is a big hit all the time, even my older boys wanted the recipe to make for themselves. Thanks so much for recipe, awesome.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that, Pamela! Thank you for sharing that with us!
I think you forgot the egg in the recipe.
This is a delicious recipe!!!
Hi Laurie! We have this note in the recipe and on the print out regarding the eggs “Optional: For even more protein, we add 2 hard boiled eggs, halved or quartered.”
What else could you use instead of the dill. I just can’t do dill.
Hi Pattie! You could just omit the dill and the salad will still work. You could also try some finely chopped cilantro or evenly parsley, adding them to taste if you prefer to substitute 🙂
I didn’t want dill either so I used freshly chopped basil. It was delicious. Next time I will try coriander (cilantro).
Great idea! Thank you for the great review, Rod!!
I don’t love fresh dill. What would you recommend as a substitute?
Hi Kathryn, you could just omit the dill and the salad will still work. You could also try some finely chopped cilantro or evenly parsley, adding them to taste if you prefer to substitute 🙂
This is delicious. Made it according to recipe and loved it. Sure it could be altered many different ways to satisfy specific tastes too!
Hi Tana! That is definitely so true, this recipe is pretty versatile. Thank you for the wonderful review!
For keto’ers, using the USDA food composition database, 1 cup of corn would be 38.77 grams of carbohydrates. You could subtract 6.46 carbs from the nutritional info if you count total carbs, so each serving would equal 4.54 total carbs.
I haven’t been able to find the recipe for the Chicken Avocado Salad with the lemon dressing. Help with finding it would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Teddie. This is the one right here 🙂
I have a question, if using canned chicken, how many ounces do you recommend using??
Hi Nancy! I would use 2 cans for the full salad 🙂 I made it the other day with well drained canned chicken and it was very enjoyable 🙂
8 oz. equals 1 cup… but the more chicken the better… I would double it, especially going by weight…
An old adage is:
A pint’s (16 oz.) a pound, the world around! 16 oz = 1 # (lb.)
I loved this recipe! I’m a student meal prepping for the week, so I tried to make it a bit hardier. I added sliced cherry tomatoes, red onion sauteed with rosemary and garlic, chopped romaine, and doubled the corn. It’s fantastic! I can’t wait to take it for lunch.
I love that you incorporated this into your meal plan! Thank you for sharing this awesome review with us, Thomas!
Hi Natasha,
What is the serving size on the Nutrition facts?
Hi Kathleen, This recipe makes for 6 servings as a side dish. 🙂
This was an amazing salad!! I made this yesterday for my husband and I and there weren’t any left overs! He asked me to make it again tonight.
That’s the best! Thank you for sharing this amazing review with us, Erika!
You go girl ! have it again tomorrow to
Looks yummy but soooo much sodium!
Bacon is high sodium, up to 500mg per ounce! We used lean bacon for this recipe and that number is still pretty significant. I hope this helps 🙂
I made this recipe twice now and I love it. Its so refreshing. It’s definitely a keeper! I would give it a rating of 10 stars if I could.
You are so nice! Thank you for your awesome review, Diana!
Great dish for a hot August night. After I fried the bacon I cooked the chicken in the same pan after pounding it out. We loved it and will make again. I added black olives and tomatoes. I enjoy your blog and find your recipe’s fantastic. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much Linda! Thank you for the great review!
Such an amazing recipe! YUMMY! I’m new to your blog but am becoming a fan fast. Thanks for the great videos and delicious recipe ideas.
Cindy, I’m so happy you discovered our blog! I’m so glad you enjoyed this! Thank you for the wonderful review!
Amazing. I can’t stop eating it. I left out the boiled egg.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that Carrie!
Great recipe! The flavors are great together and it’s easy to make. I’m adding some homemade rosemary ciabatta on the side.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that Jan!
Love this! A friend made it for a get together and now I am hooked. I tried it tonight with some fresh Arugula from my garden. Loved the additional flavor it added.
That’s great, Julia! Thank you for the amazing review! 🙂
I have one word for the avocado chicken salad…. AMAZING!!!! Was really easy to make. Cooked bacon while I shredding the chicken (store bought rotisserie) and avocados. I also added tomatoes, cucumbers & red onion. I used canned sweet corn (no salt added). I used dry dill. The lemon and olive oil dressing is light yet flavorful. This recipe gets 2 thumbs up.
Thank you for that awesome review Jennifer!! Wow! I’m all smiles
Thank you for this delicious recepie. The entire family loved it and it was so so filling.
You’re welcome! Thank you for the awesome review!
I made the avocado chicken salad for my son and his wife who eat a very clean paleo diet and they loved it. Thank you. Can’t wait to try more recipes from your website.
That’s so great! I’m happy this worked for their diet!
Made this tonight – delish! Did change a few things since I didn’t have bacon – added red bell peppers and jalapeno. Hubby liked it too 🙂
Hi Diane! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the wonderful review!
This is a fantastic salad. I’ve made it several times with a couple changes. I like to add halved grape tomatoes to the salad and a tablespoon of homemade mayo to the dressing. Prefect for hot summer days when you just don’t want a hot meal.
Yes! I completely agree with you Denise this is a perfect dish for summer! Thank you for the great review!
I am going to make this the night before so I have it ready for company arriving for lunch. Do I put the dressing on it before refrigerating it for the night or wait until I am ready to serve it. Can’t wait to try it.
Hi Jeannie, I would add the dressing and omit the salt then add salt just before serving. The dressing will keep the avocados looking fresh and green. Also, the salt will draw moisture out of the salad as it sits so we usually just season to taste before serving.
Thanks so much for responding! I will let you know what my guest say. They will love it i’m sure!
I look forward to it!
Good to know i did mine night before with half the dressing the added the avocado and other half of dressing right before serving I was worried the avacado would brown if I did that night before. I didn’t think about the salt drawing out the moisture.
I’m so happy I could help!
So I made this for a work bbq potluck. It was a huge hit! And it’s been deemed a staple. Thanks for posting it!
That’s awesome! Thank you for the great review Angela!
I just made this and I did add the hard boiled eggs. It is delicious 😋
A keeper recipe for sure!
I’m so happy you found a keeper recipe! Thank you for sharing your amazing review with me! 🙂
Made this & added a can of black beans (rinsed)….delicious!
Thank you for sharing your addition with us! Sounds amazing!
Absolutely delicious and easy. Made it three times in two weeks and have given the recipe to six people. Love the dressing because it doesn’t overwhelm the taste of the ingredients. Thank you so much.
You’re so welcome Sharon! Sounds like you found a new favorite! Thank you for the great review!
So do you think this is about 2 cups of chicken?
You will get: whole chicken = 3 Cups or white meat only = 2 cups. It does make about 6 cups of salad – I hope that helps! 🙂
Saw this on Facebook and had to give it a try! I passed on the eggs and bacon and added tomatoes and elbow pasta to make it into a pasta salad (because that was what I had on hand; would have preferred rotini but what can ya do?). Perfect for lunch all week! Will definitely come back and play around with this recipe in the future.
That’s so great! I’m happy you were able to make it your own!
Minus the corn and dill, plus blue cheese this is a classic Cobb salad. Sounds good
Hi Judy! It can definitely be customized! Enjoy!
Natasha! Can I use dried dill instead of fresh one!
Hi Judith! Yes! You can use dry dill. Just make sure if you substitute with dried dill, you use considerably less.