Looking for a simple, easy and light snack or meal idea? These dill chicken salad bites are so easy to make, packed with delicious flavors and textures, and perfect as a snack, appetizer or lunch for any gathering.
They are surprisingly filling and make a great energy snack, even the kids will love them! Wanting to avoid turning on the oven this summer? Add these easy dill chicken salad bites to your dinner menu.
What makes this recipe extra delicious? The flavor combination of roasted chicken paired with creamy filling, fresh dill, chives, parsley and crispy textures from the celery and sliced almonds makes this chicken salad a favorite in our home and with anyone we share it with.
It’s easy and quick to make and conveniently stays good in the refrigerator so you can use it as needed for cucumber bites, on a sandwich, with crackers or simply as a grab and go salad!
Why you’ll love this recipe
Quick and Easy: This recipe uses Rotisserie chicken which makes it super quick and easy to make. You can prep all the ingredients and have it ready to mix together right before you need it, OR it also tastes delicious when you make it ahead and serve it the next day, giving the flavors time to marry.
It’s Versatile: Depending on what you like best, you can easily swap ingredients in this recipe such as chives for purple onions, different nuts, an addition of fruit like grapes or craisens, it can be used in lettuce wraps, with crackers or pretzels as a dip, or even made as a salad with cucumbers in the mix, or on toasted bread.
Healthy: These easy dill chicken salad bites are very light and healthy, especially with the main filling being made with greek yogurt. You can add in Farmer Cheese for added protein and live cultures! I love this salad best on thinly sliced cucumber bites, it is SO delicious and guilt-free!
Ingredient list for Easy Dill Chicken Salad Bites
- Rotisserie Chicken (we love Costco’s best!)
- Greek Yogurt
- Mayo
- Fresh Dill
- Fresh Parsley
- Chives or purple onion
- Celery
- Ground Mustard
- Fresh lemon
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- English Cucumber
How to make Easy Dill Chicken Salad Bites
Finely chop 3 cups of rotisserie chicken and add to a medium bowl.
Add in 1/2 cup of finely chopped celery.
Add Sliced almonds.
Mix together mustard, greek yogurt and mayo and pour over chicken and celery.
Add onion and fresh dill.
Toss mixture until everything is evenly coated.
Allow to chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours to help it get cold and the flavors marry.
Slice English cucumber into thin slices and top each bottom with 1 cookie scoop of chicken salad. Top with one more slice of cucumber and hold together with a toothpick if desired.
Enjoy chilled!
Extras can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days.
Variaitions
You can use all mayo for this recipe instead of Greek Yogurt, but I really love the combination if you can follow the recipe below.
Add Farmer Cheese into this mix for add protein and live cultures.
If you’d like to add some contrast in flavor, add in fruit like grapes or craisens for sweetness in this recipe.
Feel free to swap out chives for purple onion if you’d like, but only add a little at a time as purple onion can be very strong, especially after it sits in a recipe.
This recipe can be doubled or tripled depending on your needs. Add a little extra mayo and greek yogurt as needed.
Other simple lunch and appetizer ideas you might enjoy:
Easy Dill Chicken Salad Bites
PrintIngredients
- 3 Cups Chopped Rotisserie Chicken Chilled
- 1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Celery
- 1/3 Cup Greek Yogurt
- 1-2 Tablespoons Mayo
- 1 Teaspoon Ground Mustard
- Squeeze of Fresh lemon juice to taste (this adds brightness to the flavor!)
- 1 Teaspoon Chopped Chives or green onion Can sub in purple onion if desired
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped fresh Dill
- 1/4 Cup Sliced Almonds Optional but great for texture!
- Salt and Freshly ground pepper To taste
- 1 English Cucumber
- Fresh Parsley and Dill for garnish
Instructions
- Finely chop 3 cups of rotisserie chicken and add to a medium bowl.Add in 1/2 cup of finely chopped celery. Add Sliced almonds.Mix together mustard, greek yogurt and mayo and pour over chicken and celery.Add onion and fresh dill.Toss mixture until everything is evenly coated. Allow to chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours to help it get cold and the flavors marry. Slice English cucumber into thin slices and top each bottom with 1 cookie scoop of chicken salad. Top with one more slice of cucumber and hold together with a toothpick if desired. Enjoy chilled!Extras can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days.
Notes
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So delicious! Just made this morning, can’t wait until it’s chilled a few hours. Great use of leftover grilled chicken from the 4th of July!