Chicken Salad Recipe With Eggs

This chicken salad recipe with eggs combines juicy chicken breasts, hard boiled eggs, and the perfect balance of crispy veggies. It's all tossed in a creamy tangy dressing that brings the flavors together. Everyone will absolutely love this easy Southern chicken salad recipe, and you'll love how easy it is to make!

The Best Chicken Salad Recipe With Eggs

If you love chicken salad, you're going to be obsessed with this Southern style chicken salad with eggs.

As far as easy chicken salad recipes go, this one might be my all-time favorite. It might even be better than my ultra-popular rotisserie chicken salad!

This Southern style chicken salad has all the flavors of classic chicken salad, but it's made even better with the simple addition of hard boiled eggs and a few of my secret ingredients.

This chicken salad with eggs combines cooked chicken breasts, chopped eggs, onion, celery, and pickles for the base. All of that deliciousness is tossed in a tangy mayo and mustard dressing that's so simple yet so delicious. 

It's perfect for a quick lunch, meal prep, or a summertime side that everyone will love.

Why This Recipe Works

Quick and easy to make. All you have to do is prep the ingredients, combine everything in a bowl, and let the chicken salad chill in the fridge till you're ready to serve. It's effortless!

Simple ingredients. All of the ingredients for making this chicken salad recipe with eggs are super common. In fact, you probably have most of them on hand already!

Easy to customize. You can add whatever veggies you want, use leftover rotisserie chicken, or switch up the tangy dressing to make it different every time.

Versatile. This chicken salad works great as a side dish or as the main course for lunch or dinner. You can serve chicken salad sandwiches, pile it high on a bed of greens, or stuff it in a wrap. The options are endless!

Ingredients

As I just mentioned, the ingredient list for this homestyle southern chicken salad is made with common ingreidents.

Check out everything you'll need to make it:

• 2 cups chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
• 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
• ½ cup red onion, diced
• ½ cup  celery, diced
• 2 tbsp. dill pickles, cubed
• ¾ cup mayo
• 2 tbsp. mustard
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• salt and pepper
• fresh parsley to serve

You can use many of these ingredients to make my Chicken Salad Chicken recipe. It's another one of the best chicken salad recipes you can make, so you'll want to check that out next.

How To Make Southern Style Chicken Salad

1. Combine the ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked chicken breast, hard boiled eggs, red onion, diced celery, pickles, mayo, mustard, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

2. Mix the chicken salad: Give all of the ingredients a mix until they fully combine. Top the chicken salad with fresh parsley and a little extra salt and pepper if needed.

3. Serve chicken salad: Either serve immediately or refrigerate the chicken salad until you're ready to eat it. Enjoy!

Tips To Make The Best Recipe

• Cook the chicken and hard boil eggs the day before to save prep time.
• Use leftover chicken to make the chicken salad, like rotisserie chicken, shredded chicken, or even canned chicken.
• Experiment with adding ingredients like green onions, bacon bits, apples, grapes, or a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
• Swap pickles for sweet pickle relish for a sweeter flavor.
• Use different mustards to switch up the flavor, like Dijon mustard, spicy brown mustard, or honey mustard.
• Add cooked pasta to the chicken salad mixture for a heartier meal.
• Serve the chicken salad on bread to make the best chicken salad sandwich recipe.

How To Store Chicken Salad With Eggs

In the fridge: Store leftover chicken salad in an airtight container and keep it in the fridge for 3-4 days. If you're using leftover chicken, the amount of time you can store it will depend on how long you've had the leftover chicken.

In the freezer: Freeze chicken salad by transferring the leftovers to an airtight container or freezer-safe bag. Freeze it for up to 3 months. Allow it to thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.

FAQS About This Chicken Salad Recipe With Eggs

What do you serve with chicken salad?

Chicken salad is delicious served on bread to make a chicken salad sandwich, in a wrap, or on top of fresh salad greens. You can also serve it with these fried potatoes, ranch potatoes, or Mexican street corn casserole.

What can I substitute for celery in chicken salad?

You can substitute celery for chopped apples, green onions, carrots, cucumbers, or bell peppers.

How long can chicken salad sit out?

Chicken salad should not sit out at room temperature for longer than 2 hours before being put in the refrigerator. If it's in a hot environment, it shouldn't sit out for more than 1 hour.

How to make egg salad that isn't runny?

Make sure that you put the hard boiled eggs directly in an ice water bath right after boiling. You can also add some Greek yogurt to the chicken salad mixture to thicken it up a little more. 

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