Homemade Chicken Salad (+Video)
Easy Roasted Chicken Salad is the best chicken salad recipe ever. Mayonnaise, celery, onions and special seasoning makes this a huge favorite!
A DELICIOUSLY FLAVORFUL CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE
I’m pretty picky when it comes to chicken salad. I like to roast my own chicken because I can flavor it how I like it. But some good ole store-bought rotisserie chicken will work just fine in this!
OVEN ROASTED GIVES IT FLAVOR
For me, a good chicken salad has to have a nice balance of being able to taste the moist roasted chicken along with the creaminess and taste of mayonnaise. This recipe strikes a good balance of both and the other add-in ingredients, like the celery and onion are all optional to suite your tastes. However, if you want a faster option, try using your air fryer! My Air Fryer Chicken Breast recipe is a great substitute here.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- whole chicken breasts (bone-in, with skin)
- lemon pepper seasoning
- olive oil
- mayonnaise
- sour cream
- celery
- red onion
- salt and pepper
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CHICKEN SALAD:
Preheat oven to 350f degrees. On a baking sheet, place chicken breasts skin side up. Drizzle them with a bit of olive oil and then sprinkle with lemon pepper seasoning.
Cook for about 35-45 minutes until the chicken is cooked thoroughly. Allow chicken to cool before continuing. Once chicken is cool, remove meat. You can save the bones and skin for chicken stock later, if you prefer. Cut the chicken up into bite size chunks. In a medium bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, sour cream, celery, onion and salt & pepper.
I usually add about 2 teaspoons of salt and maybe a 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Add in diced chicken and stir.
Serve on your favorite bread or just a bed of lettuce or eat it all by itself!
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Originally published: August 2011
Updated and republished: June 2019
Homemade Chicken Salad (+Video)
Ingredients
- 2 bone-in whole chicken breasts (with skin)
- 1 Tablespoons lemon pepper seasoning
- olive oil
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- ½ cup small red onion, finely diced (about 1/4 cup )
- 2 teaspoons salt, (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon pepper, (to taste)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. On a baking sheet, place chicken breasts skin side up.
- Drizzle them with a bit of olive oil and then sprinkle with lemon pepper seasoning.
- Cook for about 35-45 minutes until the chicken is cooked thoroughly. Allow chicken to cool before continuing.
- Once chicken is cool, remove meat. Discard skin and bones and cut the chicken up into bite size chunks.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, sour cream, celery, onion and salt and pepper.
- Add in diced chicken and stir.
- Serve on your favorite bread or on a bed of lettuce or eat it all by itself!
Video
Notes
- Keep refrigerated. Will last 3-4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- If you can’t find the bone-in chicken breasts then just use boneless.
Nutrition
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Looks delish…just had something similar for lunch at a local restaurant today!
Brandie, this was awesome! Thank you!
I absolutely love chicken salad and this one looks totally amazing!
I made this salad (exactly to your recipe) and it was SO good! Thank you!
I love any and all chicken salad so I must try this. (I like your poem, too!) 🙂
Made this and it was the best chicken salad I have ever had!
Oh this recipe looks delicious!! I'll definitely be trying this! 🙂
I love using roasted chicken for all my chic dishes. I'm not a big chicken salad lover, but I must say Brandie, I do like that you put it on a buttery croissant. Yum!
Don't you always go back to the traditional! It must be a classic for a reason!
Sounds wonderful. I can't bring myself to turn the oven on in Austin, tho. My house might go up in flames – it's 103 outside…I love to add celery to my chicken salad. The crunch is soooo good. (:
Mmmmm…chicken salad with roasted chicken is the best! Yours looks just perfect~
PS…I have the same poetry skills 😉
Yum – i love anything with chicken salad – I'll have to pin this recipe!
~Jessa
http://www.jessajill.blogspot.com
So simple and so yummy! Loved it!
Thanks so much for a great poem…oh and the recipe too! 😉
OOOPs Brandie, I meant the top 9 and my poem was more Dr. Seuss than Shakespear.
I have to tell you that I had the best chicken salad i've ever eaten the other night at a restaurant. They used smoked chicken and it gave it so much flavor!
Hehe! Love the poem Bran! Awesome! And this recipe looks incredible! I love chicken salad and was just thinking to myself yesterday that I should whip some up, now I'm thinking some croissants too… Yum!
Chicken salad is my FAVORITE! I'm so craving it now!
Thant looks SO good! num num num!
~Carolyn
Your chicken salad on a croissant looks soooo good! I love chicken salad with grapes. I'm sure dried cranberries would be a nice addition, too. The husband doesn't care much for mayo, so I often sub a little mayo for nonfat plain yogurt; it's just as creamy and a whole lot less fattening! Thanks for sharing your take. 🙂
Fruit and nuts are welcome to join in the fun on my grilled chicken salads; but, I'm a "no fruit or nuts in my mixed up with mayo chicken salad" kind of gal. I am craving chicken salad now. I think that is going on the menu for the day. Thanks, Brandie! Have a great week!
That looks just fantastic. Your recipes are just the best. I cannot wait to try this one out. Come over and visit us today. We have a wonderful country rib recipe. Yum.
My mouth is watering over this recipe. Reminds me of a coffee place that my mama would take me to and we'd split a chicken salad sandwich. Need to make this soon. Perfect for lunch. Yummy!
looks delish! I use rotisserie chicken in my chicken salad, from Wlmart. I made some Thurs night.
Fruit and nuts are welcome to join in the fun on my grilled chicken salads; but, I'm a "no fruit or nuts in my mixed up with mayo chicken salad" kind of gal. I am craving chicken salad now. I think that is going on the menu for the day. Thanks, Brandie! Have a great week!