Chicken Salad Recipe (2024)

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What are the ingredients for chicken salad? ›

Chicken

Chicken salad / Main ingredient

Cooked chicken breast (or leftover rotisserie chicken), creamy mayo, celery, and salt make up a basic chicken salad, but what it's really missing is an acid, something that can break through the blandness so the chicken salad can stand up to whatever bread or roll you serve it on.

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When our Original Chick, Stacy, set out in search of the perfect chicken salad, she found that the only two key components anyone could agree on were chicken and mayonnaise.

Make the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard, salt, sugar, and pepper. To the dressing, add the chicken, scallions, celery, dill, and parsley. Toss until evenly combined. (If using a rotisserie chicken, be careful when mixing so that it doesn't fall apart too much.)

Discard any chicken salad with visible mold growth. Fresh chicken salad should have a light color. If the chicken or mayonnaise appears discolored or gray, it's time to toss it. Chicken salad should have a creamy or slightly chunky texture.

After the chicken has cooled to a tolerable temperature, it's time to shred. If you're fan of chunkier chicken salad, feel free to cube the chicken; if you like a creamy, pasty chicken salad (personally it's not my thing, but all preferences are welcome here!), then feel free to chop that chicken into oblivion.

Ah yes, the age-old question - how to thicken up chicken salad. Well, my trusty kitchen companions, one of the easiest and most foolproof ways is to add a few spoonfuls of Greek yogurt to the mix. This will help to give the salad a creamy texture and a bit of a tangy flavor. Enjoy!

Still, using ingredients such as mayonnaise or serving the salad on a croissant adds calories and fat. Therefore, it's best to enjoy chicken salad occasionally in moderate portions and as part of a well-rounded diet.

Should chicken be cold for salad? ›

Cold meat just doesn't smell or taste as flavorful as it does at room temperature or warmer. This is why chilled chicken, even on salads, isn't as delicious as it could be. Warming that chicken before adding it to your salad would return it to its juicy, satisfying best.

It's tempting to stir up a big batch so that we can enjoy leftovers for a few days. But how long is it safe to keep chicken salad on hand? The short answer is to store chicken salad in a sealed container in the fridge or cooler for no more than four days.

Our delicious breads are available to go: by the slice or loaf. Options include White, Wheatberry & Croissants. Availability varies by location.

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