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Chicken Salad Sandwiches

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 15 min
  • Servings 4
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These classic chicken salad sandwiches are open for interpretation. Depending on your level of prep, you can create them using either home-cooked chicken or a rotisserie chicken from the store. From there, the creativity is all up to you. Make them yours, make them delicious, make them again!
Updated Sep 7, 2020
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey
  • 1 medium stalk celery, chopped (1/2 cup)
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped (1/3 cup)
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 8 slices bread

Steps

  • 1
    In medium bowl, mix all ingredients except bread. Spread mixture on 4 bread slices. Top with remaining bread.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Stuff chicken salad in hollowed out tomatoes or avocado halves for a fresh take on lunch.
  • tip 2
    Avoiding bread? Make lettuce wraps, drizzling the salad with your favorite vinaigrette before rolling the lettuce.
  • tip 3
    Fat-free mayonnaise can be used instead of mayonnaise.
  • tip 4
    Substitute 1 1/2 cups chopped fully cooked ham for the chicken. Omit salt and pepper. Stir in 1 teaspoon yellow mustard.
  • tip 5
    Substitute 2 cans (5 oz each) tuna in water, drained, for the chicken. Stir in 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
  • tip 6
    Substitute 6 Hard-Cooked Eggs, chopped, for the chicken.

Nutrition

430 Calories, 27g Total Fat, 19g Protein, 27g Total Carbohydrate, 2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
430
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
27g
42%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
21%
Sodium
630mg
26%
Potassium
250mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
27g
9%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
2g
Protein
19g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • Perfect for picnics, ideal at celebrations and just-right for any quick-fix meal, this chicken salad sandwich recipe is a balanced combination of hearty meat, crunchy celery and onion and creamy mayonnaise. If you have leftover cooked chicken from another meal, turn it into easy chicken salad. And if Thanksgiving dinner has given you more turkey than you can handle, swap it in this recipe for chicken salad to make an easy day-after meal. One commenter remarked that she omits the celery and adds in chopped apple instead. Another swaps the celery out for a tablespoon minced jalapeño peppers to add a spicy twist. Avoiding bread? This would be just as tasty served in lettuce wraps instead. Easy chicken salad is just the beginning. Don’t miss out on Betty Crocker's best sandwich and wrap recipes for more ideas.
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