Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Skinny Curried Chicken Salad
Diced chicken, celery, scallions, apple, and raisins with a lightened-up curry mango chutney yogurt-mayonnaise dressing.
Even the non-curry fans loved this skinny curried chicken salad when I served it last night.
Skinny Curried Chicken Salad
It's a tasty combination of sweet and spicy with lots of crunch from the celery and apples.
Chicken salads, like this skinny curried version, are a great make ahead dish you can enjoy for lunch or dinner—on a bed of greens, spread on crackers or as a satisfying filling in a sandwich.
Recipe Notes
And you'd never guess from the taste that it's light, thanks to the rich and creaminess of non-fat Greek yogurt.
I love using half Greek yogurt and half low-fat mayonnaise when making salads. It cuts the calories and fat while increasing the protein and creaminess.
I had another serving of this skinny curried chicken salad today for lunch on a bed of spinach, surrounded by some chopped cucumber, red bell pepper and blackberries.
Skinny Curried Chicken Salad on a Bed of Spinach with Cucumbers, Red Pepper & Blackberries
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Curried Chicken Salad?
It was a tasty and satisfying lunch with only 198 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Under the Weight Watchers Freestyle Plan, this is now *2 Freestyle SmartPoints. Enjoy!
Recipe Variations:
- Adjust this recipe to suit your tastes. Leave out the raisins if you don't like them. Add some halved grapes if you prefer.
- I'm completely satisfied with a ⅔-cup serving of this salad, especially when I eat it on a bed of greens with other veggies and fruits.
- If you feel like you want a bigger portion, just adjust your Points accordingly.
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If you like this lightened up chicken curry salad, be sure to check out my other easy, healthy Weight Watchers friendly recipes including: Healthy Chicken Salad with Apples & Dried Cranberries, Chicken Salad with Strawberries & Mixed Greens, Healthy Tuna Salad, Pasta Salad with Peas & Ham and Chicken Avocado Salad
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Skinny Curried Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup low-fat mayonnaise
- ½ cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped mango chutney
- 2 tablespoons curry powder (I used Penzeys Sweet)
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- 2-½ cups diced, cooked lean chicken breast
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 green onions, chopped (white and green parts)
- 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped (I used a Pink Lady)
- ¼ cup raisins
- ¼ cup chopped almonds, cashews or walnuts (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- If your mango chutney has large chunks in it, be sure to give it a good chop.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, yogurt, mango chutney, curry powder and lime juice until creamy and well blended.
- In a large bowl, toss together the diced chicken, celery, green onions, apple, raisins, and nuts if using.
- Add the dressing to the chicken mixture and stir well to coat.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
Watch how Sarah from AverageBetty makes her version of curried chicken salad:
More Easy + Healthy Curried Chicken Salads You Might Like:
- Curry Chicken Salad on Apple Slices (Dashing Dish)
- Curried Away Chicken Salad (HungryGirl)
- Low-Fat Curried Chicken Salad with Apricots (Cookin'Canuck)
- Curried Chicken Salad with Grapes (SlenderKitchen)
- Delectable Chicken Curry Salad (SkinnyKitchen)
This video from AllRecipes shows how to make another version of fruity curry chicken salad:
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Susan
Looks delish! Only 5 points ?!? Amazing!
Jennifer M
Loved this recipe. Just started on weight watchers and am so excited to have this as an option for lunch or dinner. The seasoning is perfect on this and I made it exactly as suggested including raisins and cashews. Thanks for lightening up curried chicken salad!
Jill
What kind of mango chutney did you use?
Martha McKinnon
Major Grey's but any one should work.