Chicken Salad just got a makeover! This Curry Chicken Salad recipe is a mouthwatering flavor bomb. Loaded with curry powder, creamy mayo, crunchy celery, and onion, this recipe will be on repeat for make-ahead lunches!
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The Best Curry Chicken Salad!
If you know me, you’ll know that there are three things I love (besides peanut butter and chocolate): chicken, salads, and curry! Throw those three foods together and what do you get? Curry Chicken Salad!
This Curry Chicken Salad recipe is the best chicken salad I’ve ever had. There’s no way I’ll be going back to regular chicken salad! Curry powder, mixed with creamy mayo, crunchy celery and red onion, juicy and moist shredded chicken, gets laced with honey, lemon, and mustard. It is an explosion of flavor and texture in one little bite!
This recipe is perfect for meal prep! I like to make a batch at the beginning of the week and serve it with lettuce cups or tortillas for lunch. It’s perfect for low carb and keto diets, and if you use a compliant mayonnaise it is whole30 friendly as well!
Chicken Curry Salad Ingredients
- Shredded chicken: I use pre-cooked shredded chicken for this recipe. Rotisserie chicken is perfect (this is a great way to use up leftovers!) or you can try my Instant pot Shredded Chicken – it’s so easy!
- Mayonnaise: Regular, full-fat mayonnaise is my preferred mayo, however, low fat, olive oil, avocado oil, or homemade mayo are all great options. Just add your favorite!
- Red onion: Just a little red onion is diced and added. I like it’s sweetness and it has a slightly milder flavor compared to a yellow onion.
- Celery: Crunch!! Just to add some texture, I tossed some celery in. I find chicken salad to be very soft without it so I had to add a little for crunchiness.
- Curry powder: Here’s where the curry comes in! This is such an easy twist on regular chicken curry salad, and it tastes amazing! This is our go to curry powder!
- Honey: Just a little sweetness brings out the other flavors. It really complements the curry aroma!
- Lemon juice: Lemon juice gives an acidic hint to the chicken salad.
- Dijon mustard: Dijon is both a little spicy and tangy. It pairs perfectly with lemon and honey.
- Salt and pepper: Seasoning, to bring out all of the other flavors, I add in salt and pepper at the end and adjust it to my own taste.
How to make Chicken Curry Salad
Begin by adding the shredded chicken, mayonnaise, onion, celery, curry powder, honey, lemon juice, and mustard to a medium bowl.
Mix all of the ingredients together until they are well combined. Add a little salt and pepper to suit your taste and enjoy!
How Long Will This Keep?
- Store chicken curry salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Freeze it for later! Pop the curry chicken salad in an airtight container or zip-top bag in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Tips for Success
- Use up leftover chicken! This is an excellent way to use up a leftover rotisserie chicken. Just shred it up and add the other ingredients!
- Make your own shredded chicken. My Instant pot Shredded Chicken is SO easy, and you’ll have shredded chicken in no time!
- Add some fruit! A handful of diced grapes, apples, or raisins are amazing in this chicken curry salad!
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many calories are in a chicken curry salad? There are just 382 calories per serving in this curried chicken salad recipe. It’s perfect for a light lunch!
- How many carbs are in chicken curry salad? It’s super low carb! Only 3 grams of net carbs are in each portion. It’s perfect for the keto diet!
- What is curry powder made of? Curry powder is made of turmeric, cumin, ginger, and black pepper. Occasionally, curry powder will also include a little garlic powder and cinnamon. This is our go to brand for curry powder.
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Curry Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Add shredded chicken, mayonnaise, onion, celery, curry powder, honey, lemon juice and mustard to a medium bowl.
- Stir to combine and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
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Folami
I bought a rotisserie chicken from Costco and didn’t want to eat it as is, so I used this recipe to make chicken salad with most of it. The only difference I made was to add a little bit of garlic powder. What an inexpensive, flavorful salad!
I’ll definitely be making this again, and judging from how my family is devouring it, they’ll be glad to eat it.
Kelley Simmons
Yah so happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you so much for taking the time to share!
Gary D Smart
great recipe! I used 3 tsp of curry (to taste) and raisins instead of honey.
Kelley Simmons
Love the idea of adding raisins yum!!
Donna
The BOMB! I used leftover Turkey from Thanksgiving. Purrfect!!
Tracy
Yumm! I had to improvise a bit. No red onion at home so used green onions. Did not have dijon but added extra curry powder and a bit of garam masala and powdered ginger. Added red grapes in place of honey! Garnished with chopped parsley, for color. We loved it and have some leftover for tomorrow, yay!
Jerry
So quick and easy to prepare and full of flavor. The recipe has the perfect balance of spices and ingredients. I love curried raisins, so I threw in a few dark raisins. They added a touch of sweetness.
Emma Freeman
This was delicious! I added a little extra curry powder and will definitely be making it again. Thank you!
K
My husband and I love this! I use raisins instead of honey and add chopped cashews as well. We never have leftovers.
Kevin
My wife has been passing me to cook e and especially find a great Curry Chicken Salad recipe. This was a HOME RUN. Thank you.
Kelley Simmons
Yah so glad you enjoyed this recipe Kevin! Thank you for sharing!
Liane @ Foodie Digital
This was such an easy recipe to prep for the week. It’s a nice flavor twist on classic chicken salad. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Joseph
OMG, I made this and it’s delicious. I haven’t used Curry Spice before but I found one that has all ingredients as yours, minus one. I baked my chicken and shredded it. I added a diced sweet apple added lemon juice to it so it would not oxidize. Put the recipe together and it’s a winner! Thanks for sharing it.
Kelley Simmons
So happy to hear you enjoyed this Joseph! Thanks so much!
Danya Bray
My husband is a chicken salad fiend. I made this and he said it was the best chicken salad he had ever tasted! I dislike dijon mustard, so I substituted stone ground mustard. YUM!!!
Kelley Simmons
Yah so glad to hear you and your husband enjoyed this recipe!!