Description
Chicken Salad Chick’s Olivia’s Old South Recipe brings Southern comfort to your plate with creamy, homestyle goodness. Classic ingredients blend seamlessly, offering you a taste of traditional Southern hospitality in every delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (480 ml) cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled, diced
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup (160 ml) Duke’s mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) sweet pickle relish
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) celery, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) pickle juice
Seasonings:
- 1/8 teaspoon (0.6 ml) onion powder
Instructions
- Utilize a food processor or two forks to meticulously shred chicken breasts into fine, uniform strands, ensuring a consistent texture reminiscent of Chicken Salad Chick’s signature style.
- Employ a sharp knife to finely mince celery, reducing the pieces to near-invisible fragments that provide subtle crunch without overwhelming the salad’s delicate balance.
- In a medium mixing bowl, gently combine shredded chicken, microscopic celery pieces, diced hard-boiled eggs, sweet pickle relish, Duke’s mayonnaise, and a whisper of onion powder, stirring until ingredients are thoroughly integrated and evenly coated.
- Carefully transfer the mixture into a sealed container, allowing it to rest in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours at 40°F, which enables flavors to harmonize and intensify while developing a more complex taste profile.
- Present the chilled chicken salad alongside artisan bread, crisp crackers, or atop a fresh green bed, inviting diners to savor the perfect marriage of sweet and savory elements that define this classic Southern-style dish.
Notes
- Chop chicken precisely to ensure uniform, fine shreds for the perfect texture without large chunks that disrupt the smooth consistency.
- Use Duke’s mayonnaise specifically for authentic Southern-style flavor, but Greek yogurt can substitute for a lighter, tangier alternative.
- Refrigeration is crucial for melding flavors, so plan ahead and allow at least an hour of chilling time to enhance taste complexity.
- Control sodium by using low-sodium pickle relish and adjusting onion powder quantity, making the recipe more diet-friendly for those watching salt intake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 435
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 790mg
- Fat: 33g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 28g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 210mg