My recipe for Chicken Salad (no potato filler)
Over a month ago, I purchased the Roasted Chicken Salad with Tarragon sandwich at Starbucks. It was delicious, surprisingly so, for a boxed, pre-made sandwich.
Then, about two weeks ago, I bought it again, only to discover they had changed the ingredients and made it a terrible sandwich. The culprit: potato starch. It was not in the original sandwich, but it was in the ‘terrible’ chicken salad sandwich I bought more recently.
To Each His Own
Everyone has their own taste in food, and what I find disgusting in a sandwich could appeal to others. But I was determined to make a better chicken salad sandwich than the one I had originally bought at Starbucks. I knew anything I made would be better than the more recently purchased sandwich I had gotten at Starbucks, which had potato starch in it (read….filler). I have to tell you that the potato starch made it so disgusting that I couldn’t finish the sandwich.
Toasted bread shows off the chicken salad better!
But on to my chicken salad recipe. I used about 9 ounces of Swanson Chicken Breast, some vegetables, and fruit.
It was quite good, the fresh celery and onion adding some crunch, and the vinegar and craisins adding some tang and a little sweetness. Absolute heaven in every bite.
Try it, and let me know what you think!
Chicken Salad with Craisins
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Serves 3-4, depending on sandwich size
Ingredients
- 9 ounces canned chicken breast
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 3-4 T. Light Mayonnaise (I used Hellmann’s)
- 1/2 teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Grey Poupon
- 1/8-1/4 teaspoon group pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup Craisins
Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix well. Serve immediately on toasted honey wheat or whole wheat sandwich bread. Delicious!
What is your favorite lunch sandwich?
Photos by Kelly Estes
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Obviously wonderful ingredients combined to make a delicious sandwich. I bet a Publix hamburger bun is the perfect bread for it.
You are right! A Publix hamburger bun would be really good with this chicken salad. I think it would be great for a picnic too.
This is an awesome recipe. I love the craisins in this recipe. I love chicken salad, so I have printed this off to put into my “keep” file.
Thank you for being so creative.
This sounds awesome – I'll need to try it out as I've never found a chicken salad sandwich I like very much.
Hi Shawn,
Thanks! I hope you like the chicken salad….you’ll have to let me know if you do!
Thanks for visiting my blog, Kelly! Can't wait to read more about your great recipes!
Hi Shawn,
Thanks! I hope you like the chicken salad….you'll have to let me know if you do!
Hi Lea,
Thanks for stopping by! If you love craisins and chicken salad, you're bound to like this recipe for chicken salad…Good to know you've printed my recipe and put it in your 'keeper' file. I have a 'keeper' file of recipes myself.
Hi Emily,
Glad you enjoyed perusing my recipes! You've got some great ones yourself; enjoyed reading your blog!
The chicken salad sounds delicious–other than pasta salads, it's one thing I love to eat for lunch in the summer. I printed out the recipe!
Forgot to tell you Kelly-your site is awesome! You must be very tech savvy b/c your site works like a dream and is very easy to use. Congrats!
I love chicken salad and this looks delicious. I am def giving this a try.
Thank you! Sounds like we have similar tastes!
Let me know how you like it, Tracy! Thanks for stopping by!