Creamy Pesto Chicken Salad with Apples and Pecans
The perfect summer salad bursting with delicious sweet and savory flavors from apples and grapes, crunchy pecans, and shredded chicken, all smothered in a creamy pesto mayo combo! Use it as a sandwich filling to make the perfect party snack for the Super Bowl or any game day!
It seems like forever since I posted. I do apologize, my dear readers, for that hiatus. We’ve been on a month-long holiday in Europe in June, which extended to the first week of July.
It took me a little over a week to get over the jet lag and pure exhaustion. I have only been getting back into the swing of things recently, and thankfully, I feel human again now! Hurrah! 🙂
We’re back in business, and I have a delicious salad for you all. The other day, we went to Stew Leonard’s to buy some groceries, but our fridge and pantry looked sad and empty.
Hubby also wanted to get his favorite yucca bread from there, but upon arrival, we discovered that they no longer sold it as it wasn’t in high demand. I have a feeling we were the only ones who bought the bread! LOL.
Seriously, it was sad that we lost our supplier of yucca bread!
It was almost lunchtime when we arrived, so we had a quick lunch. It was there that I spotted this delicious-looking Pesto Chicken Salad!
I told myself I would recreate it as I loved the flavor. The touch of green looked quite different from the usual pale white salad, and it looked very summery!
So, last weekend, I set off to recreate their yummy salad. This is not the same as theirs because the store’s version was more savory, while I decided to add here some touch of fruity goodness since we love adding fruits to our salad in the Philippines.
I love the sweet and savory flavors this salad brings to your taste buds! Can you see all that fruity deliciousness?
Well, this salad didn’t disappoint—it was creamy and savory at once, with a touch of fruity sweetness from the apples and grapes and, not to mention, the extra crunch from pecans! I hope you try this!
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Ingredients for Creamy Pesto and Chicken Salad with Apples and Pecans
- 3 cups cooked shredded Chicken
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 4 Tablespoons store-bought or homemade Pesto (or to taste)
- 2 Celery stalks, diced
- 1/2 cup Pecans, whole or chopped
- 1 bunch of seedless Grapes
- 1-2 sweet Apples, chopped
- Freshly squeezed juice from half a Lemon (or to taste)
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
Instructions for Creamy Pesto and Chicken Salad with Apples and Pecans
- Place shredded chicken in a large bowl. Add the mayo, pesto, celery, pecans, apples and grapes. Mix everything.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper, as needed. Refrigerate for several hours to allow flavors to blend. Just before serving, squeeze some lemon juice to give it that fresh tang! Enjoy!
Yield: Serves 8
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 0 Minutes
Total Time: 15 Minutes plus chilling time
Creamy Pesto and Chicken Salad with Apples and Pecans
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked shredded Chicken
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 4 Tablespoons store-bought or homemade Pesto, or to taste
- 2 Celery stalks, diced
- 1/2 cup Pecans, whole or chopped
- 1 bunch of seedless Grapes
- 1-2 sweet Apples, chopped
- Freshly squeezed juice from half a Lemon, or to taste
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place shredded chicken in a large bowl. Add the mayo, pesto, celery, pecans, apples and grapes. Mix everything.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper, as needed. Refrigerate for several hours to allow flavors to blend. Just before serving squeeze some lemon juice to give it that fresh tang! Enjoy!
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Last updated on February 6th, 2025 at 12:31 pm
I love this! It is almost similar as the Chicken Salad I get in Costco. Touring Europe is one of my bucket list next to RV'ing the entire USA. Hope you enjoyed your Europe trip.
Thanks Shobee! Yes, we had a lovely time!
I love this unique take on chicken salad. I’m always looking for ways to mix it up a bit and this one was a hit! Yum!