Homemade Chicken Salad Recipe

This Classic Chicken Salad Recipe is filled with crunchy apples, sweet pickles, green onions, and a savory dressing. Serve on your favorite bread, or keep it low-carb with a lettuce wrap. No matter how you serve it, this recipe is a crowd favorite!

Course Appetizer, Dinner, lunch, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken salad, chicken salad recipe, classic chicken salad recipe, homemade chicken salad, homemade chicken salad recipe

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings servings

Calories 282kcal

Ingredients

4 cups cooked chicken, shredded (we use grilled chicken breasts seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic)
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (we use homemade)
1 red apple, washed and diced into small pieces
1/2 cup diced sweet gherkin pickles (we use homemade)
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
(add more spices to taste as needed)

Instructions

The chicken can be warm or cold for this process, but it's easier when warm. Use two forks or the paddle attachment on your mixer to shred the chicken easily!
Dice the apple, pickles, and green onions to the desired size. I like them to be small, but not so small that they disappear!
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
Add additional mayo or spices as needed, for your personal tastes. If you can let it sit overnight, don't adjust the seasoning until the next day as the flavor intensifies overnight.
Serve on fresh bread or a bed of lettuce.

Notes

NOTE: This chicken salad is BEST cold the next day, but is wonderful to serve right away as well.

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