Keto Chicken Salad With Eggs – Only 1.4g Net Carbs!

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Last Updated on May 28, 2025 by Toya

This keto chicken salad with eggs is the easiest, creamiest chicken salad recipe that is packed with flavor. Made with only 10 easy-to-find ingredients and with only 1.4g net carbs per serving, this versatile low carb chicken salad recipe will become a favorite in your household! 

What is a Keto Salad?

A keto chicken salad is exactly as the name describes. It is a keto salad made with chicken and some other ingredients. This is a recipe that is flavorful, satisfying, and easy to make and is perfect for lunch, dinner, a quick snack, or even served for breakfast on some keto toast.

Keto Chicken Egg Salad

This chicken salad is truly one of the easiest meals you can make. The best part is that this keto chicken salad can be served in so many ways including, as a chicken salad served in a bowl, on lettuce leaves as a lettuce wrap, or with low carb tortillas for a delicious chicken wrap.

Plus, it is something that almost everyone will enjoy as it is super delicious, yet satisfying. 

Best Chicken for this Easy Keto Chicken Salad Recipe?

For this recipe, leftover shredded chicken breasts were used. However, you can choose any kind of chicken for this keto salad recipe. Some ideas are:

• Canned chicken – This is perfect for quick, no-cook meals. I recommend using this canned chicken from Amazon; it’s fully cooked, tender, and ideal for keto recipes.
• Shredded chicken thighs or Instant Pot chicken breasts – A meal-prep favorite that’s easy to shred and super juicy.
• Chicken drumsticks – Just make sure the meat is deboned and shredded before adding to your salad. These come out amazing when cooked in this air fryer from Amazon — it makes the skin crispy while keeping the inside tender.

Once you’re able to shred or chop the chicken and it does not contain annoying bones, then it can work in this recipe. 

Tips for Making the Best Keto Chicken Salad With Eggs

• The keto salad recipe is made with leftover grilled chicken, but cooked, baked or steamed chicken will work just fine. Choose the juiciest part of the chicken, like chicken thighs, for an absolutely flavorful chicken salad.
• This recipe is made with fresh lime juice, but you can substitute it with white wine vinegar or raw apple cider vinegar. These are both very low in carbs and will ensure that you have some acidity to balance the flavors of the salad.
• As mentioned, the salad is made with pickles. You can use my homemade pickles made with pickling spice. Also, capers are a perfect option as well. Just make the swap if this is what you have on hand.
• Also, if you’re not too excited about the dill in the salad, you can simply swap it with fresh chopped parsley.
• Lastly, this chicken salad can be made with any kind of low carb nuts such as raw almonds, walnuts, or even macadamia nuts. Pecans are used here, but they are not mandatory.

Low Carb Chicken Salad Ingredients

The ingredients for making this super easy salad recipe are very simple and you may have them all in your kitchen. They are:

• 2 cups grilled shredded chicken or (use Swanson canned chicken if you’re in a pinch)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs – chopped
• ¼ cup chopped pecans
• 3 pickles – chopped
• ½ green bell pepper – seeded and chopped
• ½ cup Chosen Foods avocado oil mayo – perfect creamy texture and totally keto
• 1 teaspoon whole-grain mustard
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed 
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Tools You Need

• Mixing Bowls – Any mixing bowls you have on hand will work just fine, but if you’re in the market for a great set, this is the one I recommend.
• Silicone Spatula – Needed for mixing your salad without scratching your bowls.
• Measuring Spoons & Cups – An accurate set will make it easy to measure the chicken, mayo, mustard, and seasonings.
• Whisk – To blend the dressing.
• Sharp Knife – A must-have for chopping celery, onions, or any mix-ins.
• Cutting Board – Needed for prepping all your ingredients.
• Storage Containers – These are great if you need to store any leftovers or are meal prepping.

How to Make Keto Chicken With Eggs

Gather all of your ingredients in one place. Make sure everything is chopped up and ready to be mixed together.

Then in a mixing bowl, you will combine the mayonnaise, mustard, lime juice, and dill weed or a dill weed substitute, then combine everything well with your whisk.

Next, add your chopped or shredded chicken, eggs, pecans, and bell pepper into the mayo mixture and stir everything to combine.

Once everything is mixed, it should look like this creamy salad:

The last step is to refrigerate the salad for 30 minutes before serving.

What to Serve with this Keto Friendly Chicken Salad Recipe

You can serve this recipe in many different ways including:

• As a chicken salad – Simply serve this mixture in a bowl for lunch and dinner.
• As a chicken salad sandwich – This is a very popular way of enjoying a chicken salad. Simply spread over a slice of keto bread and top with another slice of bread!
• As a chicken salad lettuce wrap –Simply serve the low carb chicken salad mixture on lettuce leaves for a simple and delicious meal. Feel free to top it with a few slices of tomatoes!
• As a chicken salad tortilla wrap – Use these keto friendly tortillas to make some chicken wraps for a quick and easy low carb lunch!

Storing, Freezing & Reheating

If you end up with leftovers, or you plan to make this recipe for a make-ahead lunch option for days when you are in a hurry, please note that it can be stored in an airtight container in your refrigerator for 2-3 days for freshness.

Also, note that this easy chicken salad MUST be placed in the refrigerator within 1 hour of preparation to avoid bacteria growth.

It is not recommended to freeze this chicken salad as the texture will be completely altered. Also, there is no need to reheat it. In fact, it is quite good when cold! 

Recipe Variations

If you want to make adjustments to this recipe, you can feel free to do so. Here are some ideas you can try out:

• Keto chicken salad with Greek yogurt – Instead of making this chicken salad with mayo, you can opt for plain Greek yogurt to make a tasty Greek yogurt chicken salad. This will ensure you that this recipe is high in protein and tastes good. However, keep in mind that adding Greek yogurt to this recipe will add a few extra carbs compared to the mayo.  1/2 a cup of low carb Greek yogurt contains anywhere from 3.5 to 4.5 grams of carbs. The Greek yogurt I’ve come across with the least amount of carbs  is FAGE TOTAL, 2% Plain Greek Yogurt. It contains 7 grams of carbs per cup. You can get this on Amazon.

• Keto chicken salad with bacon – If you’re looking for some extra crunch, you can simply add some pieces of crispy, chopped bacon to the dish. Bacon pairs very well with eggs and chicken and will add some nice crunchiness and saltiness to this recipe. 

• Spicy keto chicken salad – If you enjoy a little kick, then you can add some spiciness to this recipe by adding some chopped jalapeños. Just a few slices will do the trick!

Nutritional information

For each serving of this low-carb chicken salad recipe, these are the nutrition facts:

• Calories 399
• Total Fat 32.1g
• Saturated Fat 5.6g
• Cholesterol 154mg
• Sodium 859mg
• Total Carbohydrate 3g
• Dietary Fiber 1.6g
• Net Carbs 1.4g
• Total Sugars 1.2g
• Protein 24.1g

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mayo Okay on Keto?

Yes, mayonnaise is okay on keto as it only has 0.1 grams of carbs per each tablespoon. Pay attention to the brands you use as some contain fewer carbs than others, but they’re generally fine for low carb and keto eating. 

For the best flavor and clean ingredients, I recommend using an avocado oil-based mayo like Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Mayo in your keto chicken salad—it’s keto-friendly and made with cage-free eggs.

Is Chicken Okay on Keto?

Yes! All cuts of chicken are okay on keto. According to Food Central Data, there are 0 grams of carbs in chicken legs, chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, chicken wings, etc. 

Can I Make Chicken Salad without Mayo?

While many people like using mayo in their chicken salad recipes, you can also choose to opt for cream cheese or greek yogurt if you prefer. 

How Many Net Carbs are in Chicken Salad?

Typical chicken salad has roughly 4-5 grams of carbs per serving depending on the ingredients used. They’re not the highest in carbs as they’re mostly made of low carb ingredients. However, you still need to pay attention to the ingredients in each chicken salad as some do contain fruits like grapes and tomatoes which can increase the net carbs in the recipe.

Because this keto friendly chicken salad recipe was made with only low carb ingredients there are 1.4 grams of net carbs in every serving.

What Other Keto Salad can You Eat?

One of the foods you can enjoy on keto is salads. If you’re looking for ideas of what kinds of salads you can eat that are keto friendly, here are some other ideas to try:

• Low Carb Taco Salad 
• Strawberry spinach salad
• Keto buffalo chicken salad
• Keto cucumber salad
• Keto deviled egg salad