I use rotisserie chicken, honey mustard salad dressing, a touch of mayo for creaminess, apples, grapes and grated onion.
Scrumptious!

1/2 roasted/broiled chicken pieces

Diced celery

A smidge of sweet onion

Pinch of celery seed or just smoked paprika garnish

Mayo (Helmans or Kraft….no Miracle Whupped)

Smidge of Durkee’s dressing

Bring on the lettuce or kaiser rolls

THAT is southern chicken salad ! ; )

My take on a chicken salad is a bit simpler than some. I prefer not to boil the chicken, as that reduces the flavor of it.

INGREDIENTS

2 large, whole bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt

For Salad

2 medium ribs celery, diced
2 medium scallions, chopped
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice (1 small lemon)
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
salt and pepper

Oil and Salt Chicken Breasts

Roast in 400� oven for 30 – 40 min, ’til done.

Cool, skin, bone, shred.

Add to celery, scallions, mayo, lemon and parsley.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Add chopped apple and chopped toasted walnut for Waldorf Chicken Salad.

Arby’s chicken salad??????The next thing you’ll tell me is they sell roast beef????Yeah right!!
leethebard

Our favorite chicken salad is Arby’s.I won’t eat any other.

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Originally posted by Sundancer7

I make my chicken salad very close to the above post. The only main difference is I buy a fresh rotisserie BBQ chicken. It is very tasty and moist and adds intense flavor to the salad. I use the entire chicken.

Paul E. smith
Knoxville, TN

The mojo flavored rotisserie chickens at walmart make a great chicken salad… Havent seem them here, just Florida…

Publix in Florida makes a good mojo chicken as well.

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Originally posted by Sundancer7

I make my chicken salad very close to the above post. The only main difference is I buy a fresh rotisserie BBQ chicken. It is very tasty and moist and adds intense flavor to the salad. I use the entire chicken.

Paul E. smith
Knoxville, TN

The mojo flavored rotisserie chickens at walmart make a great chicken salad… Havent seem them here, just Florida…

We recently had lunch at the Immaculate Consumption here in Columbia (a great place) and their chicken salad appears to just be: shredded chicken, chopped green apple, slivered almonds, and just enough olive oil to hold it together. There might be something else in there (I thought I tasted celery seed), but no mayo to speak of, and it’s delicious.

I make my chicken salad very close to the above post. The only main difference is I buy a fresh rotisserie BBQ chicken. It is very tasty and moist and adds intense flavor to the salad. I use the entire chicken.

Paul E. smith
Knoxville, TN

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Why make your own? Try Arby’s �Chicken Salad Sandwhich with pecans.It has mayo,apples,pecans,diced grilled chicken,cucumbers, and its damn tasty.

I do an  eyeball kind of imitation Arby’s Chicken Salad sandwich recipe that goes lightening fast at all the church things I go to. In fact, I a making three huge platters for this Sunday night!

I use equal amounts of:

1) Seedless Red Globe Grapes (Cut in half or quarters if you prefer smaller pieces)

2) Apples (Chopped in medium sized pieces. Just don t make them so small that they disintegrate when stirred into the salad!)

3) Chicken cubes or small shreds (I have used grilled, but I like to cook it in a crock pot until it falls off the bone. Lightly spiced as it cooks with chicken bullion, garlic powder  not garlic salt  and a bit of freshly ground pepper)

4) To this mix add finely chopped walnuts or pecans, your preference. Add an amount you like. When I add 2 cups each of the first three ingredients I will add at least 1 cup of chopped nuts. You may prefer more or less  just eyeball it!

5) Stir this all together with Mayo or miracle whip until it is as moist as you like. I like mine very moist so that it is spreadable, not gloppy. I use Mayo  Hellmann s or a good generic.

This is the basic mix. To this you can  customize it with what you have on hand, and to your personal taste. Things I have used are:

1) Chopped Cucumber. ( Remove the seeds and just use the solid part. I give the seed to my guinea pigs!)
2) Chopped Celery. (Smaller pieces, not huge chunks.)
3) Mustard (I prefer brown)
4) Horseradish ( I usually add about a tablespoon of this)
5) Wasabi (Or Wasabi mayo is excellent too!)
6) Chopped onion ( my kids don t like onion, so I chop I t very small and hide it. When I make it for a party I will add about a half cup to the proportions listed above)
7) Chicken Fajita seasoning mix (adds such a nice flavor!)
8) Sour cream (adds a bit of tangyness)
9) Hard boiled eggs (chopped. I rarely use this as I like eggs in an egg salad instead)
10) Raisins ( again, rarely used as I prefer it in other salads and want this one to remain  different )
11) Chopped Pickles (Rarely used for the same reason listed in #10)

Put the filling in a thick multi grain bread, like Arby s uses. You can also use pita, tortillas, or my favorite  cream puff shells. For a party small, about XL egg sized, shells filled with chicken salad are a real hit! I put a frilly toothpick in each one and keep them on ice till they are put out, They never last long enough to worry about them getting too warm. [;)]

Thelupuslady.com s Usual Arby s Chicken Salad Sandwich Mix:

2 Cups chopped apples
2 Cups cut red globe grapes
2 Cups chicken cubes or shreds
1 Cup finely chopped walnuts
1 Cup (about) Mayo
� Cup (about) Sour cream
� Cup finely chopped onion
Salt
Pepper (freshly ground!)
1 Tablespoon (about) Chicken Fajita seasoning mix

Mix all together and serve in individual sized cream puff shells, or on a whole grain bread, pita, or tortilla.

NOTE: I always use freshly ground pepper. I think it adds a flavor that pre-ground pepper just can not offer. At your local grocery store, even in a tiny town like mine, you can find peppers offered in small grinders for less than two dollars. They have white (which is spicy and is best in white or light colored foods), Black, and multi colored. The multi colored even has pink and green peppercorns in it. A fantastic way to add more varied flavors without spending a fortune or risking ruining a nice dish! Experiment and find a blend you love! I have used all of these in this recipe  and all are wonderful!

I just keep remembering that episode of the Simpsons when all the children are shipwrecked on an island and one of them exclaims, "I’m so hungry I could eat at Arby’s", to which all the other kids murmur in astonishment, "man, she really is hungry".

Why….yes…an Arby’s Chicken Salad sounds good right now…I must leave office…must find Arby’s…

Arghhhhhhhhh>

Why make your own? Try Arby’s �Chicken Salad Sandwhich with pecans.It has mayo,apples,pecans,diced grilled chicken,cucumbers, and its damn tasty.

I love chicken salad sandwiches. My favorite recipe comes from a place in Knoxville called "The Lunchbox". A restaurant and carry out place. Here it is:

Dressing:
1 C sour cream
1 C mayo
1 tsp basil
1/2 oz dry ranch mix

6 C cooked, diced chicken breasts
1/2 C sliced green onion
1 1/2 C chopped walnuts

Combine the dressing ingredients in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

This is so easy and it’s good as a sandwich, or in a pita.