Salads with Chicken

Forget little side dish salads, this is all about delicious salads with chicken, perfect for an entree that fills you up!

I love a good chicken salad recipe. I’m not talking about the kind of chicken salad you make for sandwiches – I’m talking about hearty dinner salads with lots of fresh vegetables and yummy chicken on top. These delicious green salads are perfect for last-minute meals.

Best Chicken Recipes

Here are some of my favorite chicken recipes, which are delicious on top of a large bowl of greens!

Whether you use leftover chicken, store-bought rotisserie chicken, or homemade slow cooker pulled chicken, you’re going to love these salad recipes.

Salads with Chicken

I’ve collected some of my favorite and most delicious chicken salad recipes to share with you. Grab a fork and let’s dive in!

Bowl of Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad with chicken, fruit and nuts.

Copycat Strawberry Poppyseed Salad

This is one of my favorite chicken salads because of all the delicious fresh fruit. Plus, the light and creamy poppyseed dressing on top of the salad is so good! If you’re into healthy eating, this salad is for you.

Spinach and Strawberry Salad

With lots of fresh strawberries, baby spinach, red onion, slivered almonds, feta cheese, and creamy avocado, this chicken salad truly is a complete meal.

Switch it up and add blueberries or even apples, depending on what fruit is in season. This has a Greek yogurt dressing, but would also be good with red wine vinaigrette.

Buffalo Chicken Salad

This incredible salad starts with our Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Recipe. It’s super easy (and great for those who like to meal prep). You’ll love the tangy blue cheese with fresh salad ingredients like slices of red bell pepper and shredded carrots, all on top of romaine lettuce. I like a little squirt of lime juice on my buffalo chicken salad, so I always add lime wedges.

Chicken Caesar Salad with parmesan cheese and grilled toast.

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

You only need a few simple ingredients for this classic chicken salad – grilled chicken (or any leftover chicken), parmesan cheese, and lots of black pepper. Although you could toss on a few grape tomatoes or red onions if you have some on hand. My husband loves to add black olives to his salad! Serve it up with your favorite store-bought or homemade Caesar Salad Dressing. You’ll also love my Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad Recipe!

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

The whole family will love this Caesar pasta salad with chicken that’s made with crisp romaine lettuce, al dente pasta, crunchy croutons, Parmesan cheese, and creamy Caesar dressing. This cold pasta salad is perfect for potlucks, meal prep lunches, and easy family dinners.

Serves 8-10 as a side dish or 4 as a main meal.

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A bowl of Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad with grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, croutons, shaved parmesan, and spiral pasta, served with wooden salad servers on a marble surface.

Mandarain orange and chicken salad with almonds and chow mein noodles.

Mandarin Orange Salad with Chicken

This big salad is one of my favorite easy recipes. Sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts with sweet mandarin oranges and crunchy chow mein noodles on top of mixed salad greens is just so good! I like mine with diced green onions on top.

This is a different dressing too, I love the combination of fresh ginger, soy sauce, and poppy seeds!

Southwest Chopped Chicken Salad with avocado, black beans, and corn.

Southwest Chopped Salad

Between the black beans and the chicken, this hearty salad is so loaded with protein! My husband loves this one, and it’s great for using up whatever is leftover in the produce drawer at the end of the week. Be sure to try the creamy Southwest Chipotle Dressing.

Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad

Even though this isn’t a traditional salad recipe, I had to include it. I mean, it’s a pasta salad with buffalo chicken – what’s not to love about that?! This is really good with some black beans or fresh corn kernels as well.

Dressings and Vinaigrettes

Caesar Dressing without Anchovies

Avocado Ranch Dressing Recipe

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Southwest Salad Dressing

Lemon Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Honey Chicken Salad with blackberries on a plate.

Honey Chicken Salad Recipe

From Bellyfull – Everyone will love this light Honey Chicken Salad with fresh apples, peaches, blackberries, pecans, grilled chicken, and a fantastic dressing. With creamy dressing, this is perfect for lunch or light dinner.

Chicken Fajita Salad

From Recipes from a Pantry – Your whole family will absolutely love this easy Chicken Fajita Salad! Homemade seasoned juicy chicken fajitas, crisp lettuce, creamy avocado, and a delicious cilantro lime salad dressing makes a great weeknight dinner that comes together in less than 20 minutes.

Greek Salad with Chicken

From Cook at Home Mom – This easy Greek Salad with Chicken is a wonderful entree salad made with tender marinated chicken thighs, feta cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, avocado, hummus, with a homemade dressing.