Best Chicken Salad
This easy, classic Chicken Salad recipe with grapes and sliced almonds is the best I've ever had and makes the most amazing sandwich on a croissant ever. Perfect for a graduation parties, a ladies luncheon, brunches, bridal or wedding showers, baptisms, and pretty much any event you can think of!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 530kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or 4 cups cooked, roughly chopped or shredded chicken
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 ½ cups halved red grapes
- 1 ½ cups chopped celery about 2-3 celery ribs
- 1 cup thinly sliced almonds
- 3 thinly sliced green onions both the white and green part
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 8 croissant rolls optional for sandwiches
- Green leaf lettuce optional for sandwiches
Instructions
- If using uncooked chicken breasts, preheat oven to 400°F. Rub chicken breasts with the olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Place the chicken on a baking sheet and bake for 22-26 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165°F when tested with an instant read meat thermometer placed in the thickest part of the breast. Roughly chop or shred the cooked chicken.
- In a large bowl, add the cooked chicken, grapes, celery, green onions, almonds, and dill, then gently toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Add the dressing mixture to the chicken mixture and gently stir until everything is evenly coated. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or even overnight.
- If making chicken salad sandwiches, slice each croissant in half and layer a piece of green leaf lettuce and a scoop of chicken salad on each roll. Or serve the chicken salad over a bed of mixed greens with sliced tomato and avocado.
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Nutrition
Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 602mg | Potassium: 657mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg