Chicken Salad Sandwich Recipes

Chicken salad sandwiches are healthy, filling and easy to make. It is a delicious meal liked by children and adults alike. Chicken salad sandwiches can be made in a jiffy, when you do not have time to cook a meal. They are also becoming increasingly common at small parties and family gatherings. Chicken salad sandwiches are an ideal meal that can also be made with leftover chicken.

English Muffin Chicken Salad Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked and chopped chicken
• 2 green peppers
• 1/3 cup almonds
• 1 medium-sized onion
• 2 celery ribs
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1-2 teaspoon grounded mustard
• ¼ cup pimiento-stuffed olives
• salt- as per taste
• 2-3 tomatoes
• ½ -¼ tablespoon pepper
• ¼ sweet pickle relish
• English muffins

Preparation

Dice the chicken into cubes and the green peppers into small pieces. Chop the onion and celery ribs into thin pieces and slice the pimiento-stuffed olives too. Take a large salad bowl and mix all these ingredients well with mayonnaise. Add mustard, sweet pickle relish, salt and mix well. Toast the almonds and add to the salad to make the salad crunchy. Toast the English muffins and spread the salad on these muffins, with thin tomato slices on top. Instead of muffins you can use croissants or brown bread. You can also add honey BBQ sauce and cheese for extra taste.

Chicken-Rice Salad Sandwich

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked and chopped chicken
• 1 cup rice
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup English peas
• ½-1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup celery
• 2-3 bell pepper
• salt- as per taste
• ½ cup pimiento-stuffed olives

Preparation

Boil the rice and keep it for cooling. Cut the bell pepper into thin slices and cook it with English peas. After the rice is cooled, add chicken, bell pepper, celery and peas to it. In a different bowl mix mayonnaise, pepper and salt. Add it to the rice and chicken mixture and chill it for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Garnish it with sliced pimiento-stuffed olives and club it with whole wheat or white bread.

Chicken-Egg Salad Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups cooked and diced chicken
• 2½ tablespoon celery
• 1½ tablespoon pickle relish
• 1 medium-sized onion
• ½-1 cup mayonnaise
• 2½ tablespoon stuffed olives
• Salt and pepper- as per taste
• Butter

Preparation

Cook the eggs till they are fully boiled and chop them into small pieces. Cut the onion, stuffed olives and celery into thin slices. Mix all these ingredients with the diced chicken and blend well with mayonnaise and pickle relish. Add salt and pepper to taste. Apply butter on the bread and spread the salad filling on it, and the chicken-egg salad sandwich is ready.

Chicken Fruit Salad Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2 cups diced chicken
• 1 cup green or red grapes
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• ¾ cup celery
• salt and pepper - as per taste
• ½ cup sour cream

Preparation

Dice the grapes into halves and peaches into cubes. Take a large salad bowl and mix the grapes, peaches and celery with the chicken. In another bowl, mix the sour cream with mayonnaise and allow it to blend well. Pour this mixture into the salad bowl and add salt and pepper to taste. Chill it till serving. Toast the bread and apply the salad mix on it.

Chicken Vegetable Salad Sandwich

Ingredients

• ½ cauliflower
• 3 medium-sized carrots
• 2 bell peppers
• 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Black pepper and salt - as per taste
• ¼ cup ripe olives
• ¼ cup chili sauce
• ¼ cup parsley
• ½ cup French green beans

Preparation

Slice the cauliflower, carrots, green beans and bell pepper finely and cook them. While the vegetables are being cooked, mix the mayonnaise, chili sauce, lemon juice, salt and pepper together, in a bowl. Let the cooked vegetables cool and put them into the chicken bowl and toss. Pour the mixture in it and mix well. Spread on any kind of bread and serve.

The main advantage of a chicken salad sandwich is that you can experiment with the recipe. You can add or leave out certain ingredients, match it with your favorites and come out with a lip smacking sandwich.