Chicken salad is a great way to use leftover chicken from a rotisserie chicken from the store or homemade roast chicken. Celery gives this tasty chicken salad a nice crunch, and it has just the right amount of seasoning.
⏲️ Time needed
It only takes about 10 minutes to chop your vegetables and mix the ingredients together! Be sure to check out my other time-saving rotisserie chicken dinner ideas for easy weeknight dinners.
🥘 Ingredients
- cooked chicken
- celery
- green onions
- mayonnaise
- sour cream
- Montreal chicken seasoning
- croissants
- lettuce
🍲 Adaptations for dietary restrictions
Gluten-free
- Montreal chicken seasoning isn't officially GF, but McCormick says they note when their "natural seasonings" and such include gluten (find out more in the FAQs under the contact form on McCormick's contact page). However, it's best to always do your own research on any product and make the best decision for your family. There are also recipes for homemade Montreal chicken seasoning available online; making your own allows you to control the ingredients, and spice mixes are quick and easy to make.
- Instead of croissants, you can use GF bread or use the lettuce leaves to make wraps.
Recipe
Chicken Salad Croissants
Combining Montreal chicken seasoning with sour cream and mayonnaise make this chicken salad special, and croissants give it a gourmet style.
Ingredients
- 3½ cups cooked chicken, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 2 green onions, sliced
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons Montreal chicken seasoning, affiliate link
- 8 croissants
- 8 lettuce leaves
Instructions
- Chop 3½ cups cooked chicken. Dice 2 stalks celery and slice 2 green onions.
- Combine ¾ cup mayonnaise, ½ cup sour cream, 2 teaspoons Montreal chicken seasoning, celery, and green onion. Mix well. Add chicken and gently stir. Assemble as sandwiches with 8 lettuce leaves on 8 croissants.
Nutrition per serving
Calories: 455 calCarbohydrates: 28 gProtein: 12 gFat: 32 gSodium: 439 mgFiber: 2 gSugar: 8 g
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Shae
Quick & easy and tastes AMAZING! I used rotisserie chicken and saltine crackers instead of croissants. Perfect.
Mary Ann
Thanks, Shae! I have used rotisserie chicken from Costco for this recipe and the slow roasting definitely results in great flavor in the chicken salad.