Chicken Salad Pita for One

Ingredients

Scroll down to the chicken salad pita recipe card for the amounts of each ingredient, but here's a quick description of what's in this recipe.

• Chicken breast: Use precooked chicken. Whatever you have is great.
• Greek yogurt: I prefer a combination of Greek yogurt and mayonnaise for flavor. The Greek yogurt adds a nice tang to this recipe, that's tasty and refreshing.
• Mayonnaise: Still using mayonnaise gives you a wonderful flavor and texture, but you can adjust this combination to meet your own preferences.
• Garlic salt: A simple flavoring to this chicken salad pita. I'd recommend garlic salt or garlic powder + salt instead of fresh garlic because it's got a less sharp flavor.
• Dijon mustard
• Mixed nuts
• Celery
• Red grapes: grapes are my favorite chicken salad topping (or apples), they've got a great texture and bursts of juice.
• Lettuce: add some lettuce to your chicken salad pita, if you'd like.
• Pita: I love chicken salad with pita, but you can serve it over bread, in a tortilla, or as a salad. Use what you have/prefer.

Instructions

Scroll down to the recipe card for more detailed instructions. Here's a quick overview + photos to see how to make this recipe in general.

Start making your chicken salad pita by toasting one pita, both regular or whole wheat pita pockets are good in this recipe. 

Start by prepping your ingredients: cook, and then shred or chop chicken breast, celery, quarter grapes. Next you'll prepare your lettuce by washing/chopping it if needed. Also prepare nuts by chopping them if needed.

Next, make your chicken salad by adding the shredded or chopped chicken to small mixing bowl, then Greek yogurt, mayo, garlic salt, Dijon mustard.

This sauce is so great in the chicken salad pita. It makes it extra creamy, a bit tangy, and so delicious.

Mix all ingredients together. Once your ingredients are incorporated, add in celery, quartered red grapes, and mixed nuts. Stir together.

Fill pita with chicken salad mixture and lettuce. Enjoy. Store leftover chicken salad in airtight container for up to 5 days and you can have more chicken salad pita without having to make it again!

Storage Tips

Store leftover chicken salad pita separately in the fridge for 3-5 days. The chicken and sauce mixture will hold over well, but not with the pita or lettuce. Store those separately.

Substitutions/Tips

• Use rotisserie or leftover cooked chicken for quickest prep for this easy dinner or lunch.
• Use equal parts yogurt & mayo makes for tangy, smooth chicken salad. Use what you have on hand/what you like, but I highly recommend mixing the two ingredients for the sauce.
• Use whatever nuts you have on hand, cashews and almonds are my favorites in this chicken salad pita.

Other good chicken salad recipes

• Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts
• Apple Chicken Salad
• Watermelon Chicken Salad for One
• Strawberry Spinach Salad with Chicken

Repurpose this pita

• Instead of having another chicken salad pita, eat your chicken salad with bread instead of pita
• Serve it over a salad
• Or just eat it plain, it's so good!

What to do with leftover ingredients

When you're cooking for one, you often have leftover produce, cans of whatever ingredient, etc. Here are a couple ideas on how to use up the leftover ingredients. It'll help you save money by wasting fewer ingredients.

• Chicken: Chicken & Broccoli Divan, Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich, Chicken Noodle Soup for One.
• Grapes: Broccoli Salad with Grapes.
• Lettuce: Swap for other greens in any of these salads or this Avocado & Grapefruit Salad, Beet & Arugula Salad, Strawberry Balsamic Salad.
• Celery: Add it to any dish for an extra crunch, like this Beef & Broccoli.
• Nuts: 3 Ingredient Almond Butter, add to this Waffle Bar, Bananas Foster Pancakes, Chocolate Waffles, or on this Apple Yogurt Tart.
• Pita: Replace bread with it; or broil with butter, cinnamon, and sugar for a sweet treat.

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