Betty's Elegant Restaurant Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipe

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a Chicken Salad Sandwich that closely resembles the chicken salad served at an upscale restaurant in Lexington, KY. You can serve this as a sandwich or as a salad. (Both are demonstrated.)

Ingredients:

15 oz. canned white chicken chunks (I used Valley Fresh brand, one 10 oz. can and one 5 oz. can. You may use leftover chicken, cut into chunks. )
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup halved red seedless grapes (You may use green seedless grapes.)
1/4 finely chopped pecans (I used an electric kitchen chopper, but you may leave them in larger pieces, if desired.)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
croissants, as many as you need (You can make this healthier with 100% whole wheat bread slices.)
freshly washed and dried lettuce leaves

In a medium to large mixing bowl, combine 15 oz. chunked chicken, 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1/2 cup halved grapes, 1/4 cup chopped pecans, and 1/2 cup mayonnaise. Stir until well-combined. Split a croissant in half horizontally. If desired, broil the cut sides of the croissant to keep them from absorbing the chicken salad filling. Now, place a couple of fresh lettuce leaves on the bottom half of the croissant, put a generous amount of chicken salad on top of the lettuce, and cap it off with the top half of the croissant. Continue until your materials are used up. As an alternative, you may place lettuce leaves on a serving plate, and place a large mound of chicken salad on top. If you have any pecan crumbles left, sprinkle them on top. Place a fresh, hot croissant alongside. This is just *one* way to make chicken salad. It is also great if you substitute pineapple, chopped dates, raisins, etc., in place of the grapes! You can make this a *very* healthy dish, if you choose, because *you* have control of exactly what goes in it!!!

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[brittneydargusch21]

I have a question don't know if u have heard of it but would creole mayo be good in chicken salad for sandwiches

[bettyskitchen]

@brittneydargusch21 I think it would taste great! I haven't actually tried it, but I have used chipotle mayo in chicken salad, and the hot flavor is really good!

--Betty :)

[MsMahoganyQueen]

I just made this chicken salad....soooo yummy!!! Thanks for a great recipe! In place of the canned chicken, I used two boneless skinless chx. breasts boiled in water and oregano, then cooled and diced. Also, I used Miracle whip in place of the mayo. Your recipe is phenomenal!

[bettyskitchen]

@MsMahoganyQueen Thanks for your great feedback! I love your substitution of chicken breasts in water and oregano!

--Betty :)

[jaymeal123]

I'm cooking this tonight! Thank you!!!

[bettyskitchen]

@jaymeal123 I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for commenting!

--Betty :)

[pinkunicorn15]

Just curious, where exactly can I find the canned chicken in the grocery store? Would it be where the canned tuna is? I don't cook or grocery shop often, so I wanted to have an idea before I go. The recipe seems delicious and easy enough for me to follow. Thank you.

[ChuckHitler]

@Nytewhisper13 theyre awesome. i became obsessed with having some kind of fruit (prefereably not too strong like pineapple or something) in chicken salad ever since i had starbucks chicken salad sandwiches. theirs has cranberries. that one bit of sweetness makes it DELICIOUS!!!

[bettyskitchen]

@Nytewhisper13 I am delighted that you liked the chicken salad. Walnuts sound great!

--Betty :)

[Nytewhisper13]

As promised, went out to get what I needed to make this. It was just really good, the grapes brought a lot of flavor to it. Only substitution I made was the pecans. I used walnuts. (I like them better =D )