Name: Cajun Chicken Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cup chicken (cooked and cubed); 1/4 cup mayonnaise (or more to taste); 2 rib celery (chopped); 1 tsp Cajun Spice Mix (or more to taste)

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This creamy Cajun Chicken Salad gets a kick from a custom blend and crunch from crisp celery. It’s great in lettuce wraps or on rolls.

Chicken Salad is one of my favorite lunches. It’s hearty and filling while not being heavy. You know what I mean? It’s perfect for packing, for entertaining, for just snacking on while you read a book and eat it out of the bowl with a spoon.

Not that I would know anything about that.

This Cajun Chicken Salad, with only four ingredients, is a particular breeze to pull together. Make it even easier by cooking the chicken in the slow cooker. If you use frozen chicken tenders, they cook in a just a few hours and practically shred themselves when you take the tongs to them. I love to do that!

Serve this easy chicken salad in lettuce wraps or atop rolls. So yummy!

A close up of a plastic container filled with chicken salad and vegetables

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Cajun Chicken Salad

This creamy chicken salad gets a kick from a custom blend and crunch from crisp celery. It’s great in lettuce wraps or on rolls.

Prep Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 214kcal

Author: Jessica Fisher

Ingredients

▢ 2 cup chicken (cooked and cubed)
▢ 1/4 cup mayonnaise or more to taste
▢ 2 rib celery chopped
▢ 1 tsp Cajun Spice Mix or more to taste

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Instructions

In a mixing bowl combine the chicken, mayonnaise, celery, and spice mix. Adjust seasonings to taste. Chill before serving in lettuce wraps or on rolls.

Notes

Nutritional values are approximate and are based on 1/4 of the recipe. Refrigerate leftovers promptly and use within 4 days.

Nutrition

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You can make this salad up to 2 days in advance. If you’re packing it for sandwiches, store it in a dish separate from the bread or lettuce leaves in order to keep them from getting soggy.

Provided you use paleo mayonnaise, this dish is Whole30 compliant. 😉

Other chicken salads you might want to try:

Curry Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
Chicken Salad Wraps with Apple and Grapes
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Orchard Chicken Salad
Smoked Chicken Salad

Comments

Megan

June 22, 2018 at 11:30 am

I just mixed this up for myself – needed a quick lunch – and it was quite tasty! I had your Cajun spice mix and cooked chicken in the freezer. Served on toasted homemade rye bread with a layer of baby spinach leaves. Yum!

- Jessica Fisher
  
  June 22, 2018 at 12:16 pm
  
  Yay! So glad you liked it!
  
Deb Demoney

June 17, 2016 at 4:44 pm

That sounds delicious! It made me remember a chicken salad recipe I created using the following (simple and really delish!):

poached chicken tenders, chopped (not too finely)
dried apricots, chopped
walnut pieces
celery
thyme
mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste

- Jessica Fisher
  
  June 18, 2016 at 11:23 am
  
  Sounds delicious! Love the idea of the apricots. Gonna try that.
  
Michelle

February 05, 2016 at 12:06 pm

This is similar to my favorite chicken salad, only we add chopped apple and craisins instead of the cajun spice! My daughter spreads it on toast, I eat it with crackers. YUM!

- Jessica Fisher
  
  October 18, 2016 at 7:25 pm
  
  Sounds delicious! Thanks for the tips!