Dill Pickle Chicken Salad
This dill pickle chicken salad is a tangy twist on the traditional chicken salad recipe.
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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken cooked, shredded
- 1 ¼ cups dill pickles chopped
- ¼ cup red onion diced
- ¼ cup celery diced
- 3 tablespoons mayo
- ¼ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill chopped (1 teaspoon dried)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine the shredded chicken, pickles, onion, and celery.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayo, sour cream, mustard, dill, and spices. Mix to combine.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. This is the time to add the hot sauce if you want to.
- Pour dressing over the chicken mixture and gently fold to combine.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors mix.
- Serve on crackers, lettuce cups, sandwich bread, croissants, crostini, etc.
Notes
- Servings vary depending on how you decide to serve it. You might need more for a wrap than you do if you just eat it with crackers.
- Chop the chicken, veggies, and pickles in small pieces to make it easier to eat.
- Substitute low fat or fat free mayo and sour cream.
- If it seems a little dry, add in a little extra pickle juice or another teaspoon or two of mayo.
- A fresh diced jalapeno will add a little kick to it.
- This is a great recipe to substitute tuna in!
- Adjust the seasoning after it’s mixed. Depending on how you cooked the chicken, you may or may not need more salt and pepper.
- Use rotisserie chicken for more flavor. A Costco chicken would be great in this.
- I love to use dill pickles because I am a sucker for that tangy sour taste. Feel free to use part dill or sour pickles, and some bread and butter, or sweet pickles to balance it out.
- Miracle Whip does not have the same flavor as regular mayonnaise. It's pretty much a "dressing" all on it's own with a unique flavor. I recommend using mayo in this recipe but you do you.
- I don't usually add hard-boiled eggs to my chicken salad but I do for my tuna. This is totally optional but if you like them, go for it! I add them to my ham salad too.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 600mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 0.5mg