Chicken Avocado Salad Recipes: Grilled, Keto, More (2024)

Learn how to make chicken avocado salad, a favorite main dish salad recipe that can be made in less than 10 minutes. If you are looking for an easy, healthy salad, you’re in the right place. This simple salad has become a go-to weeknight standout in my recipe rotation because it comes together so quickly. Best of all, you might have the ingredients you need right on your pantry shelf, in the freezer, or in the garden. Need a recipe for keto chicken avocado salad? Grilled chicken avocado salad? I’ve got you covered. Read on for the step-by-step instructions and additional chicken avocado salad recipes you can make by just changing up a few ingredients.

My Chicken Avocado Salad Backstory

Like many things in life, this easy main dish salad recipe came about by accident. I had seen a variety of salads on Pinterest which listed avocados, chicken, corn, and bacon as ingredients. Those recipes looked delicious to me, so I saved them for later to my Recipes to Try board. One day, I was suddenly inspired to make the salad. It was a warm day, I was hungry, and I felt like eating something healthy. The problem? After a quick inventory of the contents of our fridge, I realized I didn’t have cooked chicken breasts or cooked bacon. Also, I didn’t have a freshly-cooked ear of corn. Ahhhh! We live a few miles outside of town, and I didn’t feel like driving into the grocery store. The solution? The pantry and the freezer! I’ll share with you my adapted version, simplified to fit your busy lives, friends.

A Versatile Recipe for Traveling

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Equipment Needed for Chicken Avocado Salad

You only need a few kitchen items for this recipe. If you are using canned chicken and canned corn, you will need a can opener. You will also need a salad bowl, and if it has a lid, that’s even better. You may have leftovers. A small mixing bowl is great to have on hand for mixing the dressing.

Basic Chicken Avocado Salad Ingredients

1 12.5 ounce can of chunk chicken breast or 1 1/2 to 2 cups cooked chicken or turkey, chopped

1 15.25 ounce can of whole kernel corn, drainedor1 ear of corn, cooked and cut fresh off of the cob

3/4 cup bacon crumbles or4-6 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled

2 avocados, peeled, pitted, and chopped into bite-sized pieces

1/4 cup chives, chopped (these were found in our garden) orgreen onions, chopped

Easy Lemon Dressing

This easy lemon dressing is terrific on this simple salad. It can also be served by itself to top other salads at a lemon-themed lunch or dinner. The ingredients are simple and delicious.

3 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh-squeezed is best, but bottled is fine as well)

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt (we are a low-salt family, so you may wish to add more)

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 or 2 tablespoons of dill weed, if desired (we serve our dill on the side to be sprinkled on top)

Directions for Chicken Avocado Salad

Combine the first five ingredients in a salad bowl.

In a small mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the dressing. Pour the dressing over the ingredients in the salad bowl. Voila! Your salad is finished! If you want to add a bit of extra flavor, garnish the salad with a sprinkle of chopped preserved lemon. This recipe makes about 4 main dish portions.

Keto Chicken Avocado Salad

It’s very simple to make this chicken avocado salad a keto-friendly salad. What is a keto diet? A ketogenic diet is high in fat and low in carbs. If you want to make this easy chicken avocado salad recipe fit in with a keto diet, just omit the corn. You will end up with a salad that has about 6 grams of carbs per serving.

Grilled Chicken Avocado Salad

In the mood for a taste of grilled chicken flavor? Grill up a chicken breast or two, depending upon the size. Chop the grilled chicken into bite-sized pieces and add to the salad.

Chicken Avocado Spinach Salad

We have been buying a lot of fresh baby spinach lately. We mix it in with soups and cook it with our scrambled eggs. It makes an excellent topping for this main dish salad. Just grab a few baby spinach leaves and tear them up on top of your serving of salad to add even more nutrition.

Chicken Avocado Fritos Salad

My husband is fond of putting corn chips (such as Fritos) on his salad. It’s a very delicious addition, but it does take away from the healthy aspect a bit. Have you ever noticed how easy it is to take a healthy salad and turn it into something else entirely? I seem to do that quite often.

How Else May this Chicken Avocado Salad be Used?

This salad lends itself well to being a filling for wraps. It’s also useful as a sandwich filler or topping for crackers. I love its versatility!

Do You Have Any Favorite Easy Salad Recipes?

I’m always looking for more easy recipes, and salad recipes are especially nice during the warmer weather months. What are your favorite easy, go-to warm-weather recipes? I’d love to know about them.

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If you would like even more recipe ideas, consider following myEasy Recipes board on Pinterest. Have a fabulous day, and enjoy experiencing chicken bacon avocado corn delight.

More Easy Salad Recipes

• Special Side Dish: Crowd-Pleasing Seafood Salad
• Delicious Berry Mandarin Tossed Salad
• Simple Taco Salad
• Easy Potato Salad
• Incredibly Easy Chicken Ramen Noodle Salad

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