A delicious and healthy chicken salad made with homemade mayo, this Paleo Chicken Salad with Bacon and Scallions packs tons of flavor and nutrition for a make ahead lunch, or to serve family and friends for any occasion! It’s soy free, dairy free and completely Paleo and Whole30 friendly.
Isn’t chicken salad just the best?! It’s something I remember eating for the first time and thinking there must be so much out there in the world waiting for me to discover (I was 7 maybe). I could say the same for bacon, and one of my favorite pre-paleo ways to eat chicken salad was on a huge everything bagel with bacon! Most things are just more awesome with bacon, don’t you think?
And like so many other things, chicken salad is just better with bacon plus some garlic and onion flavors thrown in there too. And since I don’t eat it on gi-normously big-as-my-head everything bagels anymore, I had to find a way to make a competitive version. This is it! Here it is, in perfect paleo awesomeness must-be-in-my-life-at-all-times-or-else-I-quit fashion – Paleo Chicken Salad with Bacon, Scallions, and homemade mayo!
This recipe may look like it has a bunch of steps, but you don’t have to do them all at once. I usually make this throughout the day, doing each step when I have a minute and then packing it in lunches or tossing it in the fridge for whenever the mood hits.
Serve it over a green salad, or wrap in lettuce to make it pretty. Or, don’t take my advice because I’ve never produced a successful anything wrapped in lettuce. There is definitely an art to lettuce-wrapping that I’m not sure I’ll ever master. Just eat it however you want and I’ll quiet down over here!
Just a side note, this involves homemade mayo – which I make in minutes with this Immersion Hand Blender
Paleo Chicken Salad with Bacon and Scallions {Whole30}
Bacon Scallion Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 8 slices nitrate free bacon sugar free for Whole30
- 1/2 cup homemade mayo or Paleo friendly mayo* from Primal Kitchen made with avocado oil
- 2 scallions green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder - optional omit if following Low FODMAP
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Take your bacon and chop into bite size pieces. Brown the bacon in a large saute pan over med-hi heat until crisp.
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Remove bacon from pan and set aside to drain on paper towels, leaving the rendered fat in the pan.
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Pound the chicken breasts to 1/2 inch thickness or cut them in half so each piece is 1/2 inch thick.
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Turn the heat down to med. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with garlic (if using), salt and pepper and put in the pan with bacon fat. Cook about 2-3 minutes on each side or until the inside is no longer pink.
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Put the chicken in a large bowl, cover and refrigerate until cool. If you haven't made your mayo yet, now is the time!
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When the chicken has cooled down, chop roughly into bite size pieces, and in a large bowl, toss together with the bacon, scallions, and mayo. Mix to fully combine.
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Taste and add salt/pepper if needed. Serve right away or snap a pic for Instagram before you shove the entire bowl in your face. Oh yes, you will!
Recipe Notes
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You will love this – I promise – go ahead and try it!
Want more Whole30 and Paleo lunch options? Try one of these!
Paleo Chipotle Chicken Salad {Whole30}
Paleo Tuna Salad with Bacon and Chipotle Aioli
Paleo Buffalo Ranch Chicken Cobb Salad
Nicole@TheGirlWhoRanEverywhere says
November 15, 2014 at 8:02 amI just saw this recipe and it caught my eye-I want this NOW!! Yum!!!! Thank you for sharing this deliciousness with us!
Michele says
November 15, 2014 at 9:34 amThis is a good one! Funny because my daughter asked me to make it this weekend for lunch!
Marie says
May 27, 2016 at 6:48 pmCan you put the recipe for homemade Mayo inmy e-mailma please thank you
Michele says
May 28, 2016 at 10:07 amI’ll link to it here – https://www.paleorunningmomma.com/whole30-paleo-easy-homemade-mayo-recipe/
There is also a link to the recipe right in that post 🙂 Hope you like it!
Missi says
February 21, 2017 at 1:38 pmI made this recipe and it’s really amazing! Best paleo chicken salad recipe I hve found so far!
Michele says
February 21, 2017 at 5:10 pmYes! Thanks for letting me know – so thrilled you liked it 🙂
April says
February 25, 2017 at 12:13 pmThis is so so good. I have made it three weeks in a row for my lunches. Yum! Yum! Yum!
Michele says
February 26, 2017 at 10:19 pmYes! Thrilled you liked it 🙂
Kimberly M Merrifield says
March 27, 2017 at 12:00 pmI made this paleo chicken salad for my lunch today and I just have to say it was amazing! You said snap a pic before you shove it all in your face and that could not be more true. I told my BF he could take the second serving for lunch tomorrow, but now I don’t want to share!
Michele says
March 27, 2017 at 2:58 pmThat’s great! I’m so thrilled you liked it! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
Melissa Temling says
May 3, 2017 at 12:54 pmExcited to make this next week for our third round of Whole30! Two littles at home to need to make ahead as much as possible – how long should this keep in fridge?
Michele says
May 4, 2017 at 11:40 amThis will keep in the fridge for up to 4 days. Good luck with Whole30!
Joshua P says
June 8, 2017 at 6:29 pmCan I substitute the mayo with a a mayo made from olive oil?
Michele says
June 11, 2017 at 1:10 pmActually my homemade mayo is made with light flavored love oil 🙂
Annonymous says
January 27, 2018 at 10:02 pmWow! I made this twice in the past week and it tastes INCREDIBLE! Thank you so so much for sharing this. The second time I made it, I added an english cucumber and it was amazing!
Michele says
January 31, 2018 at 2:40 pmAwesome! Sounds delicious 🙂
anisa says
January 31, 2018 at 8:12 amHi! Can you tell me what constitutes a serving? I can’t wait to try it!
stylemelauren says
March 13, 2018 at 6:31 pmThis looks delish!! Can’t wait to make! Xo
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Natalie Ellis says
May 7, 2018 at 4:19 amChicken salad with bacon sounds a great mixture! I only make salads with only one kind of meat.
Aw, must try this soonnn!!
Heather Van Lieshout says
June 25, 2018 at 11:13 pmThis recipe is awesome! So flavorful and yummy! I also added celery and red onion because I need a crunch in my chicken salad, and used rotisserie chicken (some grocery stores carry organic) because I just love the tenderness and juiciness. Because of this, I did not have to add any salt. The mayo recipe worked perfectly for me as well! I used an immersion blender in a narrow container along with avocado oil as my oil choice because after reading reviews, this was the best procedure. I am definitely sharing this recipe and making it again!
Michele says
June 30, 2018 at 8:40 pmI’m thrilled you enjoyed it!
Helen Sprott says
July 27, 2018 at 3:15 pmHow much is a serving of this ?
Heather says
August 16, 2018 at 12:06 pmI tried this recipe with Primal Kitchen’s Chipotle Lime mayo and it was DE-LISH!!!! Will definitely be making this again!!!
Teri Tibbetts says
November 2, 2018 at 7:54 pmMade this today and it is SO GOOD! I admit I used store bought mayo to save time but still, was really good. I divided into 3 servings since it is a lot of protein and fat per serving. Love, love this!