5.0 from 12 votes
Dill Pickle Chicken Salad
This Dill Pickle Chicken Salad is an amazing combination of flavors and textures! Crunchy pickles, pecans, and onion with shredded chicken and a creamy, tangy dressing. It's perfect for sandwiches!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 816 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken cooked, shredded, and cold from the fridge
- 2 large hard boiled eggs chopped
- ½ cup chopped dill pickles
- 1/3 cup Chopped Pecans
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar see note
- ½ teaspoon salt more to taste
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper more to taste
Instructions
- Add the chicken, boiled eggs, pickles, pecans, and red onion to a mixing bowl.
- Add the mayonnaise, dill, dijon mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper to a small bowl and whisk well to combine.
- Add the mayo to the chicken and stir to combine. Add additional mayo if you prefer a more wet chicken salad.
- Taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if desired.
- Serve on your choice of bread or with crackers or a lettuce wrap.
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Notes
- Swap the vinegar for pickle juice to add even more of that dill pickle flavor to your salad.
- If your dill pickles are very salty or you’re sensitive to salt, you can taste the salad before seasoning with salt.
- We like to use baby dills for this recipe and chop them up fairly small. You can also use a mixture of chopped pickles and relish so that the pickles are incorporated more into every bite.
- The onion can be swapped for green onion or chives, if you prefer less of a crunch from the onion. Alternately, soak the red onion in cold water for 10 minutes to lessen the strong flavor.
Nutrition Information
Calories
816kcal
(41%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
88g
(135%)
Saturated Fat
23g
(115%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
24g
Monounsaturated Fat
37g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
128mg
(43%)
Sodium
457mg
(19%)
Potassium
81mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
132IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 816
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 816kcal | 41% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 88g | 135% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 24g | 141% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 37g | 185% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 128mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 457mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 81mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 132IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.