Better than any salad bar, this low-carb honey mustard chicken salad is piled high with fresh ingredients and topped with a tangy low-carb dressing.
Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
This isn’t one of those mayo-based creamy chicken salad recipes. This chicken salad is more like a fresh chopped cobb salad.
You’ll start out with a bed of salad greens and then top them with tender chicken breast pieces, chopped hard boiled egg, crispy bacon, and juicy tomatoes. Then, drizzle it all with your homemade sugar-free honey mustard dressing.
Every single ingredient supports your health and weight loss journey. This is a high-protein, high-fiber meal that gives you energy that lasts!
Low-Carb Chopped Chicken Salad
This is a fantastic way to use leftover chicken. Chop up leftover pan seared chicken thighs or match the flavors and use keto honey garlic chicken.
Save time and grab a rotisserie chicken from the store or use some canned chicken. All of the options will work perfectly.
The tomatoes are the only ingredient that significantly increases this salad’s carb count. So, if you leave them out, you’ll bring the carb count down to almost nothing!
Replace them with cucumbers and you’ll be eating fewer carbs.
Cobb Salad Without Blue Cheese
This resembles a cobb salad, but with one big difference – it doesn’t have any blue cheese. A lot of cobb salad recipes also have sliced avocado, too.
Not everyone is a fan of blue cheese. Thankfully, there is a way to replace the blue cheese and still make it taste like a cobb salad.
Crumble some goat cheese or feta cheese on top of the salad. It will have the same texture and flavor.
The honey mustard dressing is the perfect way to tie all the ingredients together. The savory bacon and sweet tomatoes taste amazing with the bold and tangy honey mustard dressing.
Make extra and use it as a marinade for pork and chicken.
Best Keto Soups
A honey mustard chicken salad is the perfect start for your lunch. Round it out with a hearty bowl of your favorite soup.
Match the flavors with a bowl of keto Italian wedding soup. And if you really love bacon, then make low-carb dill pickle soup with bacon.
If you’re really hungry, then a keto bread bowl with cream of chicken soup will fill you up. Or enjoy a hot bowl of keto chicken detox soup to refresh your body and support your immune system.
Keto Salad Toppings
I kept this salad simple on purpose. This gives you plenty of options so you can make it taste how you want it to taste.
- Diced Avocado
- Chopped Cucumber
- Jalepno Slices
- Pork Rind Crumbs (as croutons)
- Sunflower Seeds
- Sliced Almonds
- Feta Cheese crumbles
I think it’s perfect if you follow the recipe as it is. But if you want to add more toppings, here are some low-carb options that won’t add very many carbs.
Remember, every single topping you place on the salad will increase how many carbs each serving has. You should recalculate the carb amounts every time you add something to the salad.
Low-Carb Honey Mustard Chicken Salad Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients and step by step pictures that you’ll need to make this low-carb honey mustard chicken salad recipe. The exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little below.
Ingredients
Salad:
- Chicken Breasts
- Bacon
- Hard Boiled Eggs
- Onion
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Spring Salad Mix
- Olive Oil
Dressing
- Olive Oil
- Dijon Mustard
- Honey
- Apple Cider Vinegar
Directions
Cut the chicken breast into bite sized pieces. Season with salt & pepper.
Begin to cook chicken in a large skillet with olive oil. Saute until all sides are slightly brown and cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.
Cook bacon slices. Remove from heat and crumble.
To create the Honey Mustard Dressing, whisk together all the ingredients in a small bowl until creamy.
To create the salad, place the spring salad mix in a large bowl.
Top with chicken, bacon, eggs, onion and cherry tomatoes. Drizzle with preferred amount of the Honey Mustard Dressing and toss.
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Low-Carb Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
Better than any salad bar, this low-carb honey mustard chicken salad is piled high with fresh ingredients and topped with low-carb dressing.
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 Chicken Breasts
- 5 slices Bacon
- 3 Hard Boiled Eggs chopped
- 1/3 cup Onion chopped
- 1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes sliced in half
- 6 ounces Spring Salad Mix
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
Keto Honey Mustard Dressing
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 4 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 3 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
Instructions
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Cut the chicken breast into bite sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
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Begin to cook chicken in a large skillet with olive oil. Saute until all sides are slightly brown and cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.
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Cook bacon slices. Remove from heat and crumble.
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To create the Honey Mustard Dressing, whisk together all the ingredients in a small bowl until creamy.
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To create the salad, place the spring salad mix in a large bowl.
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Top with chicken, bacon, eggs, onion and cherry tomatoes.
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Drizzle with preferred amount of the Honey Mustard Dressing and toss.
Recipe Notes
Calories: 375
Net Carbs: 6 Net Carbs Per Serving
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Honey Mustard Recipes
There’s just something about that combination of honey and mustard! If you can’t get enough of it, here are some more low-carb honey mustard recipes to make next.
