Calories in Chicken Salad

The health benefits of salad are extremely popular. However, one often gets bugged with the usual salad ingredients and so opt for something more interesting like chicken salad! The chicken salad calories actually depends on many factors, like the quality of chicken and the ingredients that are added in the salad. If you add ingredients like cheese, the calorie count is obviously going to be high! So, given below are some different recipes of chicken salad, so that you know how many chicken salad calories you consume with each bite of chicken salad!

Chinese Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Asian red chili sauce
• 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1½ tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
• 4 green onions (including green tops), sliced diagonally
• About 1½ cups vegetable oil
• 4 fresh wonton wrappers, cut into ¼ inch wide strips
• 1½ tsp grated fresh ginger
• 6 cups finely shredded cabbage
• ¼ cup grape seed oil
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 2 navel oranges
• ½ pound asparagus, trimmed and cut diagonally into 1 inch pieces
• 1 large avocado, cubed

Process

Take a 2 - 3 quart pan and boil 1 quart water in it, over high heat. As the water boils, add asparagus and cook for about 2 - 3 minutes, until tender. Drain after it is cooked and put immediately into ice water, to stop cooking. Cut off the ends of the oranges and also cut off the outer membrane in accordance to the curve of the fruit. Slice the oranges into ¼ inch thick rounds, crosswise. Further cut the rounds into quarters, set aside. Pour vegetable oil in a pan (3 - 4 quart), heat over medium heat. As the oil reaches 350 degrees, add wonton and fry until golden on both sides for about 30 seconds, stirring frequently. Transfer to paper towels to drain excess grease. Now take a large bowl and toss chicken, cabbage, asparagus and dressing in it. Add orange slices, avocado and wonton strips. Toss and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. For dressing, whisk rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and Asian red chili in a medium-sized bowl. Drizzle grape seed oil on the mixture, whisking constantly. Add salt to taste. The calories in Chinese chicken salad are as follows:

Amount Per Serving

• Calories: 308
• Cholesterol: 36mg
• Fat: 19g (sat 3.1)
• Protein: 15g
• Carbohydrate: 20g
• Fiber: 4g
• Sodium: 317mg

Chicken Salad with Mayo

Ingredients

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 4 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat
• Ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup minced green bell pepper
• 1 tsp seasoning salt
• 1½ cups dried cranberries

Process

Add mayonnaise, seasoned salt and paprika in a medium-sized bowl. Blend dried cranberries, bell pepper, onions, celery, nuts and onions, along with the mayonnaise mixture. Next add chopped chicken and mix well, season with black pepper. Chill for 1 hour before serving. The calories in chicken salad with mayonnaise can be understood from the data given below:

Amount Per Serving:

• Calories: 253
• Cholesterol: 42mg
• Total Fat: 16.5g

Grilled Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• ¼ cup barbecue sauce
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 tbsp fat-free mayonnaise
• ½ red onion, diced
• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 (8.75 ounce) can sweet corn, drained
• 1 large red bell pepper, diced

Process

Firstly preheat the grill at high heat. Grate with oil lightly and grill chicken on it for about 10 minutes on each side. Remove from heat and let cool. Take a large bowl and toss celery, red bell pepper, chicken, corn and onion in it and set aside. In another small bowl, add mayonnaise and barbecue sauce and mix well. Pour this over the vegetables and chicken and stir until well coated. Chill before serving. The calories in grilled chicken salad can be understood from the data given below:

Amount Per Serving

• Calories: 168
• Cholesterol: 34mg
• Total Fat: 2.2g

Chicken is one of the most liked food all over the world. Besides these recipes, another method of making chicken healthier is to consume only skinless chicken. Chicken skin contains much more calories than skinless calories. So now that you know the exact amount of chicken salad calories, try to omit ingredients like cheese.