Description
A creamy and crunchy chicken salad featuring rotisserie chicken, toasted almonds, and crispy bacon, perfect for brunch or weeknight sandwiches.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups rotisserie chicken (shredded or cubed)
- 1 cup celery (finely chopped)
- 3 green onions (sliced)
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)
- ½ cup slivered almonds (toasted)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ cup crispy bacon (crumbled)
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Prepare the crunchy elements. Toast the slivered almonds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3–5 minutes. Let them cool. If your bacon isn’t already crisp, bake at 400°F for 12–15 minutes, then crumble once cool.
- Combine the chicken and fresh mix-ins. In a large bowl, mix the shredded or cubed rotisserie chicken, celery, green onions, cheddar, and cooled almonds.
- Whisk the dressing. In a medium bowl, whisk the mayonnaise and sour cream until smooth. Stir in the crumbled bacon and season with salt and pepper.
- Dress the salad. Drizzle the dressing over the chicken mixture and fold gently until everything is evenly coated.
- Chill the salad. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
Notes
For maximum freshness, keep crunchy items separate until serving and add extra almonds just before serving for added crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg