Name: Turmeric Chicken Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cups chicken (cooked and pulled (see note)); 2 stalks celery (diced); 1/3 cup walnuts (chopped); 1/3 cup dried cranberries; 1/2 cup Curry Mayo or Whole 30 complaint mayo ((see note)); 1 tsp turmeric (ground); 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Turmeric spice, walnuts, dried cranberry chicken salad in pita bread with spinach

Change up your boring chicken salad, and try Turmeric Chicken Salad. It is an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and gut healing boost. Creamy, crunchy, and full of flavor to wake up your body and soul!

What Makes This Recipe So Good?

The main ingredient pulled chicken. Check out my hands-off method for the best chicken of your life, Instant Pot Whole Chicken. It is the fork-tender, juicy, and easy to make.

And a homemade mayo, there is nothing better. Store-bought doesn’t even compare! To spice up this recipe, use my Curry Mayo. It will keep in the fridge for up to 10 days.

Gut Healing:

Turmeric Chicken Salad is an excellent food for meal prep. This recipe is NOT BORING and is good for your dang stomach.

Turmeric is a known anti-inflammatory
Chicken is a low-fat source of protein
Walnuts help with digestive health by increasing the amount of good probiotic-type bacteria
Celery is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, offering protection to the entire gastrointestinal tract and improving the lining of the stomach

On a Whole 30?

Make sure to use compliant mayo or homemade mayo. Instead of using pita bread, serve on lettuce cups, or make into a salad. For lettuce cups, Bibb lettuce would be great, but Romaine works just fine.

If you haven’t explored this yet on your Whole 30, it is a game-changer. I highly recommend having chicken salad prepped and lettuce on hand. So great for when you’re in a pinch!

Storage?

For the freshest tasting chicken salad eat within 3-5 days.

Did you know chicken salad can be frozen! Yes, you heard that right folks. Freeze for up to a month.

Other Ingredients?

Chicken Salad is so versatile, but what really would have been delicious that I was not able to find in my rural part of the country…instead of dried cranberries, pomegranates. I’ve done it before, and it is fantastic.

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