Berry Sweet Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipes

CRUNCHY SWEET CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Remove and discard the skin from the breast portion of the rotisserie chicken. Pull white breast meat from the chicken to a cutting board and use your hands to shred it. You should have approximately 2-1/2 cups shredded chicken. Reserve dark meat for another purpose.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place 1/3 cup walnuts in a small baking dish and bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted. Remove from oven and set aside until cool enough to handle. Chop walnuts and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl combine Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, chopped dried cranberries, celery, red onion, lemon juice and zest, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine. Add shredded chicken and chopped walnuts and mix until well combined.
• Divide mixture between the sandwich bread or wraps. Top with some of the broccoli slaw. Serve immediately or place in an airtight container in a chilled thermal bag to send to school with your child for lunch.
• Adapted from Foodnetwork.com

SWEET & SAVORY CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine chicken, celery, onion, apple, and nuts in a mixing bowl, place in the refrigerator while preparing the dressing.
• Blend mayo, sour cream, dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, white pepper, and sugar until creamy.
• Add dressing to salad mixture, stir until salad is evenly coated and refrigerate while preparing bacon. If your bacon is precooked, let chicken salad chill for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Prepare bacon so that is crispy, but not charred. Drain well.
• Toast bread lightly, preferably on a griddle with a small bit of butter.
• Place a small bed of lettuce on one half of sandwich and heap chicken salad on top.
• Lightly press the heap to slightly flatten and lay 2 or 3 strips of bacon on top. Serve open-faced.

BLUEBERRY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Set aside a few blueberries for topping salad. In a large bowl, combine chicken, celery, red pepper, green onions and remaining blueberries. In a small bowl, mix yogurt, mayonnaise and salt. Add to chicken mixture; gently toss to coat. , Refrigerate until serving. If desired, serve over lettuce. Top with reserved blueberries.