Dill pickle chicken salad is a classic with a zesty twist!
This recipe is packed with flavor and crunch from a dose of dill pickles and crisp celery. This makes a perfect lunch or easy light supper.
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Recipe Highlights
- Dill-icious: While it uses simple ingredients, it’s packed with flavor from crunchy pickles.
- Easy: This recipe is easy to make, and it’s perfect for beginners—it’s ready in about 15 minutes.
- Meal prep: Dill pickle chicken salad is perfect for meal prep. It will keep in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Versatile: Add your favorite additions to make it your own.
Ingredient Tips for Dill Pickle Chicken Salad
- Chicken: Use rotisserie chicken to keep this recipe quick and easy. Almost any cooked chicken can be used, grilled chicken will add a nice smoky flavor.
- Pickles: I love crunchy dill pickles in this recipe—you can replace half of the dills with sweet pickles if you’d like.
- Mayonnaise: Mayonnaise is the base, swap half for Greek yogurt to reduce the fat and increase the protein a little bit!
Variations and Additions
- Swap dried dill for fresh or add other fresh herbs—parsley and tarragon are great.
- Stretch it further by adding chopped cucumber and diced avocado.
- Pickled jalapenos can add a nice spicy little kick!
Serving Suggestions
- Spoon it over crackers for a snack.
- Keep it low-carb by serving it in lettuce cups or with cucumber slices.
- Make it into a sandwich on croissants or toast.
Dill Pickle Chicken Salad
This is not your average chicken salad – it's packed with crunch, flavor, and dill pickles!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chopped chicken
- ½ cup diced dill pickles
- 1 rib celery diced
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
For the Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- ½ teaspoon dried dill
- ⅛ teaspoon seasoned salt more to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper more to taste
- 1 to 2 tablespoons dill pickle juice
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine the mayonnaise, dill, onion powder, salt, and black pepper, onion, and celery. Mix well to combine.
- Add the chicken and pickles and mix. Add dill pickle juice to taste.
- Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve on crackers, as a sandwich, or over salad.
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Main Course, Snack
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