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Southern chicken salad recipe how to#

I also added a bit of the chicken salad mixture to a small bowl along with a few crackers so that we could taste it a variety of ways. I made a couple of sandwiches with some fresh lettuce and set those aside. At our house that includes a variety so I went with an oatmeal whole grain bread, mostly because it resembles what was used for the original Chick-Fil-A chicken salad sandwich. What kind of bread is best for chicken salad sandwiches? That’s easy! The best bread is the one that you like the best. There’s no need to spend time dicing the celery since it will be going into the food processor. When I use celery in cold salads, I like to remove the stings on the stalk with a knife before chopping into chunks. A bit of chicken broth could be used for extra flavor or a splash of lemon juice for a citrus kick of freshness.īegin by prepping all of your ingredients so they are ready to go into the food processor. After you try the recipe, you may also want to make alterations to suit your tastes. I would also likely add a little bit of onion too. If I were to make my own tweaks to the recipe, I would add a little salt and pepper because I do like that in chicken salad. Where’s the salt and ground black pepper? I thought the same thing! As I mentioned before, I did follow their recipe exactly and the recipe didn’t call for seasonings. That’s what I did, but everything could also be hand chopped and would be just as delicious.

Hard boiled Eggs – another common ingredient in Southern style chicken salad, which adds flavor and texture.īesides the easy list of ingredients that you can easily find at your local grocery store (and a nearby Chick-Fil-A restaurant if you want to use their chicken), you’ll also need a food processor to combine the salad the way they made theirs.

Another great way to lighten the mayonnaise would be to use half of a plain Greek yogurt combined with the mayonnaise. If you would like to lighten things up then you could use a mayonnaise made with olive oil. Since I don’t know for sure, because the recipe wasn’t that specific, I used Duke’s mayonnaise.

Real Mayonnaise – if I had to guess I am betting that the original Chick fil a spread uses Hellman’s or a restaurant mayonnaise.

My own simple chicken salad recipe uses dill relish salad cubes instead because that’s what we prefer at our house. The taste reminds me of the store bought varieties.

Sweet Pickle Relish – just like my mother’s chicken salad recipe, this one calls for the sweet pickle relish.

Celery is also a pretty common ingredient in chicken salad or tuna salad recipes.

Celery – adds great flavor to cold salads and texture.

You’ll need around one pound of chicken to make the recipe. Chicken nuggets or rotisserie chicken would also work if that’s what you have on hand. I did follow their recipe but I would really recommend buying the ready to use grilled chicken breast pieces that you can find at your local grocery store or cook your own. So you’re gonna be making one of the most expensive one pound batches of chicken salad ever. I went with the grilled chicken breast.įour of those chicken breasts will run you around $18.40.

Cooked chicken breasts – the original Chick fil a recipe calls for four of their chicken breasts, which can be grilled or fried.

Here’s what you’ll need to make this recipe: So, if you love their chicken salad recipe, you’ll absolutely love this one.

Southern chicken salad recipe how to#

In this post, I am sharing the original simple recipe, how I prepared it and a few tips for how to make it budget friendly too. They get their ideas for menu changes from guests feedback. Why did Chick-fil-A discontinue chicken salad? A representative from the company shared that removing menu items is not an easy decision although necessary occasionally to offer menu items that guests are interested in. One of the great things about Chick-Fil-A, besides their food, is their willingness to share the recipes of those beloved menu items that they discontinue, like their popular Chick-Fil-A coleslaw recipe.

What happened to the Chick-fil-a chicken salad sandwich? It was taken off the menu back in September of 2017. Straight from the popular fast food chain website.

That’s because it is the real thing! The original “not so secret recipe” came straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak. This copycat Chick Fil A chicken salad is an easy recipe and taste just like the real thing. In this post I’ll be sharing the Chick-Fil-A Chicken Salad Recipe – Copycat of the original discontinued menu item.