Chicken Salad Lettuce Wrap is a quick, light lunch that's packed with flavor and texture. The combination of creamy chicken salad and crisp lettuce cups is fresh, satisfying, and so easy to make for a healthy, refreshing lunch!

Healthy chicken salad lettuce wrap cups served on a wooden board for a delicious, satisfying lunch.

We love to make a big batch of our tangy Chicken Waldorf Salad then enjoy it for lunch throughout the week. Some of our favorite chicken salad lunches are our Chicken Salad Croissant Sandwich, Chicken Salad Wrap, and this lettuce cup. The lettuce is the perfect healthy accompaniment to the chicken salad and is great for meal-prep!

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While You'll Love This Chicken Salad Lettuce Wrap
Key Ingredients
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Lettuce Wrap Instructions
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While You'll Love This Chicken Salad Lettuce Wrap

Taste - The combination of tangy chicken salad and butter lettuce is light and refreshing.
Texture - The chicken salad is creamy and tender while the nuts and lettuce provide crunch.
Effort - All you need to do is mix the chicken, dressing, and other ingredients then add it to the lettuce.

Key Ingredients

Ingredients for chicken salad lettuce wrap cup, chicken, walnuts, scallions, mayo, grapes, lemon zest juice, shallots, dijon mustard, celery, apple, salt, pepper, lettuce.

Chicken - Tender chicken is cut into small chunks.
Apples and grapes - Apples and grapes add sweetness to balance the rich dressing and other ingredients.
Chopped walnuts - Walnuts give the salad some crunch.
Celery - Chopped celery provides brightness.
Shallot and Scallions - Shallot and Scallions add a light sharp bite.
Dressing - The dressing has a rich mayo base with tang from the mustard and brightness from the lemon juice and zest.
Lettuce - Opt for a crisp, sturdy lettuce like romaine to hold the chicken salad without breaking.

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Substitutions and Variations

Bread - Enjoy this wrap (including the lettuce) in delicious croissant sandwich or on a baguette.
Greek yogurt - Replace mayonnaise with Greek yogurt or use half Greek yogurt and mayo for a lighter, healthier option.
Spicy - Enjoy this wrap with Sriracha or hot sauce for a spicy kick.
Avocado - Top the chicken salad with avocado for extra flavor and texture.

Lettuce Wrap Instructions

Steps to make chicken salad lettuce wrap cups, mix mayo, lemon juice and zest, dijon; toss in chicken, walnuts, grapes, apple, scallions, shallot, celery.

Make dressing - Add mayonnaise and/or greek yogurt, dijon mustard, lemon zest, lemon juice, kosher salt, and black pepper to a large mixing bowl. Then stir until combined. (Photo 1 and 2)
Make salad - Add diced chicken, diced apple, halved grapes, chopped walnuts, diced celery, minced shallot, and thinly sliced scallions to the bowl. Then fold the ingredients until they are evenly coated in the dressing. Be sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl while folding to ensure you incorporate all of the dressing. (Photo 3 and 4)

Steps to make chicken salad lettuce wraps, lay out lettuce leaves, add a scoop of chicken salad, sprinkle with black pepper and serve.

Assemble lettuce cups - Nestle the lettuce leaves on a serving platter, creating little cups. Top each lettuce cup with a scoop of chicken salad and spread it out slightly. Then sprinkle with fresh cracked black pepper. Serve and enjoy! (Photo 5, 6, 7, and 8)

Pro tip - Serve immediately or chill. Chicken salad often contains mayo, which can spoil quickly. Chill the lettuce cups until ready to serve.

Top Tips

Use fresh lettuce! Wilted lettuce will not taste good and will lose its shape.
Use hearty leaves. The lettuce needs to be hearty enough to withstand the weight of the chicken salad.
Make the chicken salad ahead of time for easy prep. Scoop the chicken salad on top and serve when ready to enjoy.

Lettuce cups filled with homemade chicken salad for a healthy, hearty lunch.

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