Description
This delicious chicken salad is perfect for sandwiches, croissants, or as a side dish. It’s creamy and packed with flavor!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked chicken (shredded, store bought rotisserie or homemade poached)
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup pecans (toasted if desired)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill (minced, or use 1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried dill)
- 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional but recommended)
- Croissants (bread, toast, buns, rolls, crackers, etc., as desired for serving)
Instructions
- To a large bowl, add the shredded rotisserie or poached chicken. You can also dice it as well as use leftover baked or grilled chicken depending on the flavor and if it will mix well for this recipe.
- Add all the remaining ingredients, stir to combine, and taste. If necessary, make any flavor adjustments such as additional salt and pepper, a bit more celery, more chicken if you have it, etc.
- Cover and refrigerate to chill for at least 1 hour before serving as desired.
- Chicken salad will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
- This chicken salad is versatile and can be served in various ways. Feel free to adjust the ingredients to your taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salads
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg