Name: Italian Pesto Easy Chicken Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup light mayonnaise; 1 cup pesto (or 8 oz jar); 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 4 cups cooked chicken (shredded and cut small); 1 red pepper (diced); 1 pint cherry tomatoes (cut in half); 1/2 small red onion (diced); 1 cup small mozzarella pearls; salt and pepper to taste

This Italian Pesto Easy Chicken Salad Recipe is the best spin on traditional chicken salad recipes! It comes together with easy to find ingredients, and the flavors combine perfectly. This spin on homemade chicken salad is perfect for feeding a crowd.

There are so many recipes that I love sharing with you guys. I love sharing cocktail recipes with you because there is something about putting different flavors of booze together in a creative way that makes me giddy. Like it’s not even always the drinking of it . . . okay, it’s the drinking of it too, but I just love making new concoctions. One that made me feel like a genius was my Mojito Margarita!

overhead view of ingredients for italian pesto easy chicken salad recipe

And I love making you guys super simple and easy dinner recipes. Because obviously that is something that we all need, and eating the same thing all the time gets boring ya’ll.

THIS EASY CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE IS PERFECT FOR A POTLUCK

But I have to say that maybe one of my *super* favorites (another lie, they are all my favorites) kind of recipes is dishes that you can take to potlucks. You know, the ones that are just perfect for a family BBQ or a baby shower or a family reunion. Recipes like my Taco Pasta Salad or my Italian Pesto Sliders or this *amazing* Spinach Dip.

bowl of Italian Pesto Chicken Salad recipe

I have thrown so many of those types of events, and every time I do I make some of the classics (always this Crab Pasta Salad) but I also love bringing something new to the party too! Sometimes I search out something that looks like it will be amazing and sometimes I come up with a new one.

PESTO IS THE PERFECT SPIN ON HOMEMADE CHICKEN SALAD

So this is a new one for me and a new one for all of you searching out things to bring to your summer BBQs and family picnics. Pesto is always a hit to me. It adds such a great flavor to whatever you throw it in! This Italian Pesto Easy Chicken Salad Recipe is full of all those things that compliment pesto perfectly, mozzarella, red peppers, red onion, and tomatoes. And then of course chicken. It is super simple to throw together and so delicious. I couldn’t stop taking nibbles of it. Always a sure sign that you have a winner.

I served this easy chicken salad recipe on croissants with a little shredded parmesan and spinach. Perfect!

a few Italian Pesto easy Chicken Salad recipe sandwiches

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Italian Pesto Easy Chicken Salad Recipe

Serves: sandwiches

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Prep: 15 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

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Ingredients

1/2 cup light mayonnaise
1 cup pesto or 8 oz jar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
4 cups cooked chicken shredded and cut small
1 red pepper diced
1 pint cherry tomatoes cut in half
1/2 small red onion diced
1 cup small mozzarella pearls
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

In a small bowl mix together the mayonnaise, pesto, garlic powder, onion powder.
In a large bowl mix together the remaining ingredients. Stir in the sauce and then add salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

Please note that the nutritional information is just for the chicken salad and not a roll, croissant, or any fixings to put on a sandwich.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 236kcal (12%) Carbohydrates: 6g (2%) Protein: 11g (22%) Fat: 18g (28%) Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 42mg (14%) Sodium: 608mg (26%) Potassium: 94mg (3%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 3g (3%) Vitamin A: 1150IU (23%) Vitamin C: 23.9mg (29%) Calcium: 140mg (14%) Iron: 0.5mg (3%)

Author: Lisa Longley

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American