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Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwiches – an easy chicken salad recipe with avocado! There’s no mayo in this recipe – it uses a combination of yogurt and avocado for a perfect protein packed chicken salad! It’s creamy and the perfect lunch!

sandwich with lettuce tomatoes and chicken on a white plate.

I don’t like mayonnaise so I’ve never actually had regular chicken salad – I can’t bring myself to try it – but this is an easy chicken salad without mayo and it has avocado and lots of southwestern flavors. I could eat this all day long! Fresh, savory, and packed with protein this will become your favorite avocado chicken salad recipe!

ingredients in avocado chicken sandwich.

Chicken Salad Ingredients

  • Chicken – This should be already cooked and either shredded or cubed. Rotisserie Chicken is great too!
  • Avocado – medium-sized and ripe avocado
  • Greek yogurt – nonfat, plain yogurt is best
  • Salsa – Use your favorite brand

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How to Make Chicken Avocado Salad

  1. You can use leftover or rotisserie chicken breasts – just shred them for the salad.
  2. I love mashing avocado with a potato masher in a large bowl and then adding the other ingredients.
  3. I add salsa, salt, and pepper so I don’t need many other spices. You could even add cilantro!
  4. You can enjoy this on a bed of lettuce or make it into a sandwich with tomato. I also sometimes add bacon! And we love a soft bun (gluten-free if needed).

Variations

Part of the beauty of chicken salad is that you can pretty much add anything to it and end up with something yummy. A few popular variations include:

  • Using sour cream instead of greek yogurt
  • Adding hard-boiled egg
  • Using extra veggies like shredded carrot, diced red onion, or chopped celery for some crunch
  • Adding a bit of sweetness with dried fruit, like raisins
sandwich with lettuce tomatoes and chicken on a white plate.

Storing Leftovers

Store chicken salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator. I don’t recommend freezing it; it’s best eaten within a few days.

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Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwiches Recipe

By: Dorothy Kern
A great sandwich for leftover chicken! Mix avocados with yogurt and salsa – no mayo – for a delicious Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwich!
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 sandwiches
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked chicken, (shredded or cubed, see note)
  • 1 medium avocado
  • ½ cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup salsa
  • ½ teaspoon salt, (or to taste)
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 8 slices Bread, (or soft rolls)
  • Lettuce, tomato, and/or onion, optional

Instructions 

  • Shred or cube the chicken as desired.
  • Remove the flesh from the avocado and place in a medium bowl. Mash with a potato masher. Stir in yogurt, salsa, salt, and pepper. Stir in chicken.
  • Serve chicken salad on a soft roll or toasted sliced bread. Top with lettuce, tomato, and onion if you wish!

Notes

The easiest chicken to use is a rotisseire one from the grocery store. Simply shred and use in the recipe. You can also cook chicken breasts (grill/roast/boil) and then dice or shred them. Or use leftover chicken from a previous dinner.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 462mg | Potassium: 504mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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73 Comments

  1. I know how you felt- I visited home from my Florida internship a few weeks ago and had to fly all by myself; parking and everything. It was a very different and strange experience! I don’t like chicken salad that much because I hate mayo, so it’s neat to see it done with greek yogurt- I’ll definitely have to give it a try sometime when the craving hits or when my friends or family want it!

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    1. Totally – that’s my hang-up on most creamy things – the mayo. Greek yogurt is the perfect sub!

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  3. Blogging boot camp sounds like a blast! I’m sure you came home with a ton of valuable info! Also, the sandwiches look wonderful! These would be great to pack for my work lunches! I really like the idea of using a rotisseire chicken…it certainly would make the prep time go really fast!

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  4. So glad that you wore your big girls pants all weekend and flew, traveled, dealt with the whole ordeal of airports, traveling, etc. Just getting thru security these days is tiring! And being gone, even for 36 hours I’ve found, and letting your family get a chance to see how things do or don’t run so smoothly without mom around, is quite nice 🙂

    I know it’s purely a gift to your readers to share what you learned, since you already know what you learned and don’t need to share it, but anything you do want to share, I am all ears!

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  5. You can also find canned chicken breast that’s already cut cup/shredded (like tuna in a can). I LOVE chicken salad. This sounds like a healthier option….especially since it uses Greek yogurt instead of mayo. This is exactly what I’m looking for right now! So that is for not waiting to share it. 🙂

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      1. You’re welcome! Also that should’ve said “Thanks for not waiting to share it.” Not “that is for not waiting to share it.” lol Silly iPad.