All the flavors of your favorite bagel and toppings come together in this light, delicious and unique chicken salad. Cucumbers, red onion, chives and radishes give this chicken salad flavor and texture. Cream cheese and everything bagel seasoning put a twist on an otherwise classic chicken salad, mirroring the flavors of a delicious bagel. This dish is perfect for lunch meal prep or a light dinner any night of the week.

What is Everything Bagel Seasoning?

Everything Bagel Seasoning is a blend of all the seasonings you will find on an Everything Bagel. It includes poppy seeds, toasted sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and salt. There is so much flavor packed into one seasoning. It’s a perfect way to add a ton of flavor to a recipe without having to add a bunch of different ingredients.

What you’ll need to make this recipe

To make this recipe quick I like to use a rotisserie chicken. If you don’t have chicken already cooked, you can roast or poach it as well.

cooked chicken breast
plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- I use Fage Nonfat Greek Yogurt
whipped cream cheese
vinegar
Everything Bagel Seasoning
chives
cucumbers
red onion
radishes

How I lighten up my chicken salad

Over the years, I have been able to perfect the formula of making a lightened-up chicken salad recipe that does not actually taste lightened-up. In this particular recipe, the key is using whipped cream cheese and stretching the flavor with plain non-fat Greek yogurt. Using yogurt helps the cream cheese go farther, but without a ton of added calories and without changing the flavor of the chicken salad.

The thing I really love about this chicken salad recipe is how the flavors mirror my favorite bagel without all of the extra calories. This chicken salad is so packed with flavor from using Everything Bagel Seasoning. The seasoning enhances the natural flavors of the cucumbers, radishes, onions and chives. Serve this protein packed chicken salad on its own, on top of mixed greens, in a wrap, on toast, or on top of rice cakes for the perfect low calorie crunch.

Check out these other lightened-up chicken salad recipes:

Everything But the Bagel Chicken Salad

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course: lunch,meal prep

cuisine: American

prep time: 10

servings: 4

calories: 221kcal

author: Steph

Equipment

mixing bowl

Ingredients

1/3 c plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1/3 c whipped cream cheese
1 tbsp vinegar (white or apple cider)
2 tbsp Everything Bagel Seasoning
2 tbsp chives, fresh, chopped
1 c cucumbers, diced
1/2 c red onion, diced
1/2 c radishes, diced
2 chicken breasts , cooked, equivalent to 2 cups shredded

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, mix cream cheese, yogurt, vinegar and Everything Bagel Seasoning together.
Finely dice the onion, radishes and cucumber.
Add shredded chicken and chopped vegetables to the mixing bowl.
Stir to combine the chicken and vegetables with the dressing. Taste for seasoning.