But if you’re not anywhere near Chicken Salad Chick restaurants, no worries at all because this copycat of Carol’s delectable classic chicken salad will not lack in any way whatsoever.

Chicken Salad Chick classic Carol recipe is the coziest and most conventional recipe to prepare for a holiday feast. Despite being straightforward to prepare, this chicken salad dish is delicious.

A great meal to prepare for your family and recipe is a copycat from a famous restaurant, Chicken Salad Chick. It is quick and easy to prepare but also somewhat flavorful and sweet.

Chicken salad is ideal for Sunday brunches, potlucks, or even fast, lighter meals with a lovely cold glass of lemonade. Everybody cooks chicken salad slightly differently, but if you like Chicken Salad Chick, you’ll like this recipe for Chicken Salad Chick copycat that you can prepare at home.

You probably already have the essential ingredients for this dish, which is quite easy to make. It stands out because chicken tenders are poached in chicken broth or stock that adds to the dish’s rich taste. The dry Ranch salad dressing mix is the second component that adds flavor to this dish.

For this chicken salad dish, consistency is key. Before serving, ensure all ingredients are thoroughly combined and the celery is chopped extra fine. Sometimes I add chopped, hard-boiled egg pieces to my chicken salad for an added nutritional boost.

There are several ways to prepare and serve this Chicken Salad Chick. I love mine with tomatoes and lettuce on a sandwich, similar to my Chick-Fil-A Chicken Salad Recipe, or with a croissant, as shown in the photo above. It could also be served over a bowl of lettuce. Alternatively, you may serve it with some of your preferred crackers.

What is Chicken Salad Chick 

Based in Auburn, Alabama, Chicken Salad Chick is a fast-casual restaurant brand and chicken salad franchise.

The business has more than 200 franchisee restaurants and retail locations throughout around 20 different U.S. states as of July 2022.

In 2016, Chicken Salad Chick was listed as the 37th fastest-growing U.S. company on the Inc. 5000 list.

What Makes Chicken Salad Chick so Good

I believe this recipe is special due to a few different components.

Only chicken tenders are needed. After cooking, chicken tenders break apart beautifully to shred.

The celery is very finely diced, so there are no noticeable huge bits.

Dry Ranch salad dressing mix also imparts a distinct taste.

I decided to cook the chicken tenders using chicken stock for this recipe. I believe this gives the dish more taste levels. Onions, carrots, and celery are used to make high-quality chicken stock. Some of this taste is absorbed by the chicken tenders.

Salad Choices at Chicken Salad Chick Restaurant

Your best bet for a wide variety of delicious chicken salads is the Chicken Salad Chick restaurant. They provide a classic, sweet, nutty, savory, fruity, and hot chicken salad.

Are you seeking a fantastic chicken salad recipe? This salad is flavorful and just made. You’re going to start to love this recipe.

What Mayonnaise To Use For Chicken Salad Chick?

Chicken Salad Chick restaurant uses Duke’s mayo, so that’s the one we’re going to use with this recipe. If you want, you can also use Hellman’s mayo, but this is a copycat recipe after all, and to make it 100% authentic, we’re going to follow the recipe.

Is this Chicken Salad Chick Salad Recipe gluten-free?

Yes, if you follow the recipe, it is gluten-free. Hidden Valley Ranch Original Dressing Mix and Duke’s Mayonnaise are gluten-free products. The ingredients you use to make the salad will determine this.

To be certain, you must examine the label on each one. chicken stock from the grocery store has gluten in it.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds of chicken tenders
• 32 oz of chicken stock, low sodium
• 1/2 cup of mayonnaise (Duke’s)
• 2 TBSP of finely minced celery
• 2 tsp of dry Ranch salad dressing mix
• 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp of salt

Instructions

• Poach the chicken in chicken stock to prepare it. Put the chicken in the boiling chicken stock, cover it, and remove it from the heat immediately. Remove the chicken from the pot after 20 minutes. 
• Next, shred the chicken. A stand mixer’s paddle attachment may be used to shred chicken. Alternatively, use two forks to shred the chicken tenders.
• Add Duke’s mayonnaise, celery, dry Ranch dressing mix, salt, and black pepper to a medium bowl and stir the mix well to combine.
• Stir in the chicken shreds after adding them. Chicken salad should be kept in an airtight container.
• If the chicken salad is made a few hours before serving, it tastes better. Serve Chicken Salad Chick on a lettuce bed or on a sandwich.

Notes

• This recipe calls for keeping it fresh in an airtight jar for 4 days after preparation.
• You could add 2 Tablespoons of bell peppers for variation.

Copycat Chick-fil-a Chicken Salad is a recipe I love to make. We love creating our own versions of restaurant favorites at home, such as Chick-Fil-a Chicken minis (one of the most downloaded recipes from our website to this date), Chick-Fil-A mac and cheese, Chick-Fil-A Cool Wrap, Chick-Fil-A sauce recipe, KFC Chicken littles, Popeyes Chicken Sandwich, McDonald’s Chicken McGriddles and many more. This Copycat Recipe is one you will want to make again and again!

Chick-Fil-A Chicken Salad Recipe

Since chicken salad isn’t on Chick-fil-A’s menu and bid farewell back in 2017, we’ve got you covered with the simplest and most delectable recipe to recreate this classic at home.

Ingredients

• 16 oz of grilled chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 5 TBSP of Celery, chopped
• 5 TBSP of sweet pickle relish
• 10 TBSP of mayonnaise
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1/3 teaspoon of black pepper
• Garlic powder, to your liking (this is optional)
• Green leaf lettuce

Instructions

• Add cooked chicken, salt, pepper, garlic powder, celery and relish to a food processor.
• Blend the ingredients several times until you get the desired texture. (Don’t overmix, give the salad quick pulses being careful not to puree it)
• Add eggs and mayonnaise, and mix until you get the desired outcome.

Toast

• Toast slices of bread. Serve Chick-Fil-A chicken salad on top.
• Top with lettuce and the second bread slice.
• Continue with the remaining bread slices, lettuce, and chicken salad.

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What you need for original Chick-Fil-A chicken salad

• Chicken breasts – The original Chick-fil-A recipe requires four chicken breasts. They can be grilled or fried. I chose the grilled chicken breast.
• Celery – adds great texture and amazing flavors to salads, especially cold ones. Celery is also used in tuna salad recipes and many more.
• Sweet Pickle Relish – This recipe is very similar to my grandma’s chicken salad recipe. It’s not good without sweet pickle relish. Many people love the sweet relish. It tastes just like the store-bought varieties. Because we like it, my simple chicken recipe uses dill relish cubes instead.
• Real Mayonnaise – I would guess that Chick-fil-A spread used Hellman’s mayonnaise or a restaurant mayonnaise. Because the recipe was not very specific, I didn’t know for certain so I used Duke’s mayonnaise. A mayonnaise with olive oil can be used to lighten things. You can also use half of the plain Greek yogurt with the mayonnaise to lighten it.
• Hardboiled Eggs – are another common ingredient in Southern-style chicken salads. They add really nice flavor and texture to the salad.
• Food Processor –  The original recipe required that you use a food processor. I used it here, but it was too processed and didn’t have the right texture. If you have a food processor, my suggestion is first to pulse the celery, then add in the chicken, and then pulse again. Alternatively, you can chop all the ingredients and mix them together.

Variations to Chick-Fil-A Chicken Salad

• Make it Sweeter You can add 1/3 – 1/2 tsp of granulated sugar if you like a sweeter version of chicken salad.
• Dill Some people don’t like sweet pickle relish so you can try dill relish instead.
• Low-carb – If you want to cut down on carbs and go gluten-free, grab some Bibb lettuce or Living lettuce and serve your chicken salad in lettuce cups.
• Onion is not in the Chick-Fil-A recipe. However, I love to add a little grated onion or finely minced yellow onions to my chicken salad. You don’t need to add much! You can also mince some green onions or chives and add them to the salad. Also, you could add some red onion slices to the chicken salad sandwiches.
• Toast-Bread Varieties I chose to use whole wheat bread because that’s what Chick-fil-A used.

How to store Chick-Fil-A Chicken Salad

The remaining chicken salad should not be consumed more than three to five days after being made and should be stored in a refrigerator using an airtight container.

Is Chick-fil-A chicken salad sandwich available at Chick-Fil-A restaurants?

No. Unfortunately, It was removed from the menu in September 2017. One of the managers of the company explained that it was not a light hearted decision but that it is necessary to occasionally offer menu items that guests enjoy. The company gets feedback from its customers to inform them of their plans for changing the menu. 

Chick-Fil-A published their famous chicken salad recipe around the same time that they stopped selling the sandwich. It was so good that I had to have it. It was delicious… heavenly.

Conclusion

If you like this chicken salad, be sure to check out this Classic Carol Chicken Salad. Chick Fil A’s copycat chicken salad tastes exactly like the real deal. It is the original. The original but “not-so-secret recipe” was picked straight from the restaurant. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. If you did, please share on Pinterest and other social media pages. Thank you!