BEST CHICKEN SALAD
Chicken salad sandwiches are a favorite with my family. They love them. I usually have something in the fridge for sandwiches year around. We like sandwiches with soup in winter and with chips in summer for lunch. Chicken salad is a great way to use up any left over chicken. I think this recipe will become one of your favorite ways to use chicken. This recipe could be doubled for a crowd or cut in half.
Chicken Salad Simple Ingredients Needed:
Cooked Chicken
Onion
Celery
Boiled Egg
Sweet Pickle Relish
Mayonnaise
Salt
Pepper
Seedless Red Grapes
Walnuts (optional)
Apple (optional)
We love this chicken salad on French bread but it’s so good on just Ritz crackers too. This would also be good in a tortilla wrap with lettuce.
If you like this recipe you may also love our Best Ham Salad. It’s a very popular recipe!
This is a very versatile recipe, you can easily make a few simple substitutions too:
- You can use Greek yogurt in the place of the mayonnaise. You can also use half Greek yogurt half mayonnaise if you like as well. I have made it both ways. You can also add in a little sour cream too.
- Not a fan of sweet relish? Use dill relish!
- Add an apple with the grapes, leave out the grapes, have only apple or leave both out. We like the addition of the grapes.
- You can add some smoked paprika to this recipe to give it a little different flavor. It’s delicious.
- Use rotisserie chicken to save some time!
- Add pecans instead of walnuts or leave the nuts our all together.
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Best Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken cooked and chopped
- 3 tablespoons onion finely chopped
- 1/4 cup celery chopped
- 1 large egg boiled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish can use dill pickle relish
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup red seedless grapes cut in half lengthwise (can use the green grapes, too)
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped (optional)
- 1 small apple chopped (optional)
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the chicken, onion, celery and egg. Stir to blend.
- Add the relish and remaining ingredients, stir well.
- Makes about 5 or 6 sandwiches.
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I love the addition of apples and grapes but to save time or for a different twist, dried cranberries are also delicious in it.
I love your site and magazine!! I’ve made chicken salad for many years and sometimes put it off because of the time to cook and shred the meat. Do you ever use a food processor for making chicken salad?
Hi Sandra! Thank you, we’re thrilled you enjoy our recipes and magazine. I actually don’t own a food processor but I think it would absolutely save time!
I have made this chicken salad before and it is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing.
This is a wonderful chicken salad that I have made exactly like this for many years. I’m so please to see it here. One thing I would like to mention though. I have a friend who also uses this recipe for her chicken salad (thanks to me!) and recently she mentioned that she added a couple of tablespoons of sour cream to hers. I haven’t done that but I might someday.
This is a great recipe !!
This is absolutely delicious. I have to admit I’m one of those “weirdos” who doesn’t like crunchies in my chicken salad, no onions or celery for me!! But I make this for my husband, with crunchies and a little on the side for me, no crunchies. It’s so good on fresh Sunbeam bread.
Judy, love your chicken salad recipe. I put a twist by adding a small amount of smoked paprika, just to see what it would do and it is delish.
Thank you so much. We intend to enjoy it at to nights meal.
would this work well with canned chicken?
You could use canned chicken but I don’t think it would be nearly as good.
I love thiss!
was wondering if replacing the onion with green onion and the celery for celery seed would hurt the recipe much?
I make a similar recipe without onions…gonna try um! I also add a Tablespoon or 2 of cool whip.
Boy do I want a sandwich now!
This is my granddaughter and my favorite chicken salad. Have not put apples in it tho. Will have to do that. If I have that bought chicken salad, I’ll add grapes and nuts to it.
Apples are wonderful in it, Pat. This is the chicken salad I have made for years. Slice apples small and leave skins on if you like. I like to use a combination of Granny Smith and a red apple for color interest.
Looks so yummy and inviting Judy!!!! Love the addition of grapes, what a wonderful balance in flavors all through the salad. Bookmarked! Thank you for sharing 🙂
This looks good and I never thought of putting egg in my chicken salad. I like the way you made it and am going to try it.