Rotisserie Chicken Salad Recipe
A store bought Rotisserie chicken makes a delicious, fast and easy meal but my favorite way of eating a rotisserie chicken is to make a Rotisserie Chicken Salad.
This Rotisserie Chicken Salad recipe is packed full of flavor.
A while ago my daughter Megan was telling me about the Rotisserie Chicken Salad she bought at Sweetbay.
Sweetbay was one of the grocery stores here.
About a year ago Winn Dixie took over all the Sweetbay stores. My daughter was devastated. All she cared about was that she wouldn't be able to buy her favorite rotisserie chicken salad anymore.
Up until that point, I am not really sure if I ever made a chicken salad recipe.
I know I never used a rotisserie chicken to make a chicken salad sandwich. I love a nice tuna salad or egg salad sandwich once in a while but for some reason, I never really made a chicken salad recipe. It could be because our leftover chicken never lasts long enough for me to make a salad with it.
Being the nice mom that I am I decided to try to replicate the Rotisserie Chicken Salad that my daughter loved so much.
I made my own rotisserie chicken salad recipe a few times and when I thought I had it right I shared it with Megan.
Well, the rotisserie chicken salad she loved so much didn't have olives in it! Oh my.... you would think I committed a federal offense. My daughters are like that. No deviations allowed. Not even with a chicken salad recipe.
So if you are highly offended by olives (like my daughter is) in your chicken salad please feel free to leave them out.
I love olives in my chicken or tuna salad and I will continue to add them to this Rotisserie Chicken Salad because it tastes so good I buy a rotisserie chicken every couple of weeks so I can enjoy it myself.
This Rotisserie Chicken Salad tastes great in a wrap or on a ciabatta bun. Serve it with my Broccoli & Tomato Pasta Salad recipe and you have a nice little meal.
How to make Rotisserie Chicken Salad with a store bought chicken
Ingredients
- 1 rotisserie chicken
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ cup finely diced red, green, yellow and red pepper
- ¼ cup finely dice celery
- ¼-1/2 cup sliced green olives
- 2 tablespoons finely diced onion
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- ¼ cup sweet relish (optional)
- Pull all the meat from the chicken and finely dice.
- Add the finely diced chicken and remaining ingredients to a bowl and mix well.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Serve on a ciabatta roll or favorite bread.
- Serve with a pasta salad
Rotisserie Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 whole rotisserie chicken , meat pulled from the bones
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ cup finely diced red green, yellow and red pepper
- ¼ cup finely dice celery
- ¼ cup sliced green olives
- 2 tablespoons finely diced onion
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- ¼ cup sweet relish optional
- 4 Medium Ciabatta rolls
Instructions
- Pull all the meat from the chicken and finely dice.
- Add the finely diced chicken and remaining ingredients to a bowl and mix well.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
- Serve on a ciabatta roll or sliced bread with pasta salad.
Recipe Expert Tips
- Serve chicken salad sandwiches with a pasta salad.
- Cubed leftover cooked chicken can be used in place of the rotisserie chicken.
Nutrition
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Eric Cheek
Nice recipe but the olives really have no place in a chicken salad. Try adding shredded carrot and dried cranberries.
Arlene Mobley
Eric
Have you ever tried olives in chicken salad? Thanks for suggesting carrots and cranberries. I would try the cranberries but to me carrots have no place in my chicken salad. To each his own I always say!