Grilled Chicken Salad with Eggs and Pecans
This recipe takes boring old chicken salad to a whole new universe! My Grilled Chicken Salad is so easy and delicious and made from leftover grilled chicken!
I am all about the cook once and eat twice! (At the very least, sometimes 3, or even 4 times!) So when I made these Garlic Scape Grilled Chicken Tenders, I used the entire pacakage of chicken tenders, about 3 pounds.
We ate the chicken for dinner, then lunch and then dinner the next night in the form of this Grilled Chicken Salad! I love adding new, different ingredients to classic recipes that I have made for years. It’s usually something I have in the fridge or the pantry. This day I happened to find eggs and pecans and thought they would both be lovely additions to the Grilled Chicken Salad. I wasn’t wrong! Plus, this couldn’t be an easier weeknight meal! No turning on the oven and heating up the house! Perfect for hot summer nights!
How to Make Grilled Chicken Salad with Leftover Cooked Chicken
- Dice up the chicken in bite sized pieces.
- Then chop onion, celery and fresh parsley.
- Peel and chop eggs. I leave them in slightly larger pieces so that they don’t get lost.
- Then rough chop the pecans.
- Mix all of the ingredients in a large enough bowl with spices and mayo. Done deal!!
You can serve the salad on bread or toast or serve it with a bed of lettuce for a low carb option! I hope you enjoyed the post today for Grilled Chicken Salad!
Other Delicious Easy Weeknight Recipes on Binky’s Culinary Carnival
- Air Fryer Pork Loin
- Grilled Chicken with Plum Sauce
- Grilled Chicken Breast with Lime Coconut Curry
- Grilled Salmon with Pesto
Tools I Use to Make Grilled Chicken Salad
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Grilled Chicken Salad with Eggs and Pecans
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups leftover chicken, diced into bite sized pieces
- 1 stalk celery, diced with tops
- 3 tbsp pecans, rough chopped
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp red onion, diced
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped fine
- 2 eggs, hard boiled
- 1/2 tsp celery seed
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp dill weed
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
Instructions
- To hard boil eggs, place in small pan with cold water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes, Fill pot with cold water and let eggs cool in the cold water. Peel. Chop into large pieces.
- Meanwhile, prepare all of the rest of your ingredients and place in bowl. Mix. Add hard boiled eggs last so that they don’t fall apart.
- Serve on lettuce wedge or make sandwiches.
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I’m loving all the different textures here – I’m going to make this for our family picnic this weekend!
Oh great! Let me know how everyone likes it Nicole! Thanks!
I love chicken salad, the pecans sound like a nice crunchy addition, I love this
Thank you Dahn! I love the crunch from the pecans! And the toasty flavor!
We love to do the same “cook once/eat twice” method as well! This looks like something we’d make on one of those days where it’s so hot neither of us wants to even look at the stove, so I’m going to add it to our arsenal. Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks Crystal! We fell the same way! Some days are just too hot to turn on the stove!
I love a good chicken salad, especially in the summer months! Great way to repurpose leftover chicken when I make a big batch.
Me too! It so great not to have to cook the second night and just throw everything but the kitchen sink in! Thanks Jenni!
Absolutely LOVE the flavor toasted pecans impart! Love the edible pansies too. 🙂
Thank you Catherine! toasted pecans are a favorite around here! The violas just add a bit of summer cheer!
This is great! Sounds so tasty and perfect for the summer!
Thanks so much for your comment, Lisa! Truly appreciated!
This is such a yummy twist on chicken salad! I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you Jessica! We really enjoyed it! I hope you do too!
this looks delicious! I love the addition of edible flowers-gorgeous!
I love to add edible flowers to summer dishes! It feels so festive and we have such long winters! Thanks Rebecca!
This Salad comes together so easily. I often use my leftovers to toass up a quick salad
Yes, it is great to not have to cook every night. Isn’t it? Thanks Anvita!
Wow! This sounds like a really good chicken salad! Perfect for using up leftovers!
It really is delicious chicken salad! Thanks so much George!