Sunday, March 10, 2019

The Most Amazing Dill Pickle Chicken Salad

This chicken salad is ultra creamy, and the sauce has real pickle juice stirred right on in. Chunks of rotisserie chicken, diced crisp dill pickle pieces, and a mild garlicky tang from freshly sliced green onions, this is Dill Pickle Chicken Salad makes the definition of a hearty Summer sandwich supper.

Sandwiches seem to reign supreme in the warm weather months. Not that I’m complaining. I totally get it too.

They’re light enough that they don’t/won’t weigh you down, but still filling. There’s also 1,000,000 + different possible flavor combinations. The sky’s the limit. Or should that be the refrigerator? Hmmm…

This chicken salad is ultra creamy, and the sauce has real pickle juice stirred right on in. Chunks of rotisserie chicken, diced crisp dill pickle pieces, and a mild garlicky tang from freshly sliced green onions, this is Dill Pickle Chicken Salad makes the definition of a hearty Summer sandwich supper.


You’ll Need:

For The Chicken Salad:

  • 4 cups chopped rotisserie chicken meat
  • 1- 1 1/2 cups chopped crisp dill pickles
  • 1 small bunch green onions, thinly sliced

For The Creamy Dressing:

  • 6-8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp dill pickle juice
  • 3/4 tsp dried dill
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • salt & pepper, to taste


Instructions:

To Make The Chicken Salad:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, add the chicken, pickles, and onions. Lightly toss to evenly combine.

To Make The Creamy Dressing:

  1. Add all of the ingredients to a medium sized mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to blend them all together until smooth.
  2. Pour the dressing over the chicken salad, tossing to evenly coat. Season with salt & pepper, to taste.
  3. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the chicken salad's nice and cold, about 4 hours.
  4. Spoon the mixture onto buns of your choice and serve as sandwiches, or serve in a bowl with crisp crackers for dipping. Trying to avoid carbs? It also tastes delicious wrapped in a lettuce leaf.

Source: 4sonrus.com