Easy Chicken Salad
This easy and delicious recipe for chicken salad is bursting with flavor. You cannot go wrong with this simple combination of chopped chicken, celery, almonds, seasoning, sweet relish, and more.
Enjoy this refreshing chicken salad just as it is, as a wrap, sandwich, or on a salad. You are going to love it!
Ingredients
You can find the complete list of ingredients and steps at the bottom of this post. Here is a quick look at our key ingredients:
- Cooked chicken (you can use a rotisserie chicken also)
- celery, diced
- seasoned salt
- mayonnaise
- sweet pickle relish
- golden raisins (optional)
- slivered almonds (optional)
Other Add Ins for Chicken Salad
We listed golden raisins and toasted, slivered almonds as optional ingredients in this recipe for an added pop of sweetness, texture, and crunch, but there are so many more great possibilities!
We’ve also tried this classic chicken salad with grapes (red & green seedless, halved), chopped toasted pecans, and diced apples (tossed in orange juice to prevent browning). All are great options. You just cannot go wrong!
How to make Easy Chicken Salad
Once you’ve chopped your chicken and celery and gathered the remaining ingredients (mayo, relish, seasoned salt, pepper, almonds, golden raisins etc.), combine ingredients in a large bowl.
Mix the ingredients until everything is well coated and combined. You can always add a bit more mayonnaise at this point if you feel it needs it!
That’s it! Serve just as it is, or scoop onto leaves of romaine, a wrap, or sandwich. Store any leftover classic chicken salad in a bowl in the refrigerator for up to three days. We hope that you enjoy the recipe!
Easy Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups chopped chicken, cooked (you could use a pre-cooked rotisserie if you'd like)
- ½ cup mayonnaise (increase amount to your liking)
- 1-2 ribs of celery, diced
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon seasoned salt (adjust amount to your liking)
- â…› teaspoon ground black pepper (adjust amount to your liking)
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- ¼ cup golden raisins (optional)
- ¼ cup slivered almonds (optional)
- See Notes for other possible add-ins/substitutions
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and mix to combine. Do a taste test and add more seasoning if needed. Serve/store in the refrigerator, covered for up to three days.
- Serve in a sandwich, wrapped in romaine, over a salad, or on its own!
