We love to eat chicken in this house: barbecued, baked, broiled, grilled, fried and even in the slow cooker, but somehow there is always a bit leftover. Not often, but sometimes and this past weekend I let inspiration take over and whipped up this yummy Chicken Salad, perfect for eating alone or in a sandwich. My kiddos are kind of picky so I knew it had to be put into something, be it bread or the like, so we opted for pitas! I have to say, it was pretty darn good. There is no special secret to making a sandwich and in this case, I really did use up leftovers and other items that might go bad if not eaten soon. All of the ingredients are peanut and tree nut free so they are safe for my son to eat. The kids helped me with the chopping and measuring and we had a good time creating this recipe. Check it out!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of diced or chopped chicken (ours had been barbecued)
- 1/3 cup of diced yellow pepper (next time I will use green for colour)
- 1/2 cup of chopped apple (whatever kind you have on hand works)
- 1/4 of raisins
- 1/3 cup of grated or thinly sliced carrot
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup of mayonnaise (you will need to adjust as you mix)
- salt to taste, if you need it
Directions:
Combine everything and you are good to go. 🙂 I would start by mixing the chicken with the mayo first, use your salt to taste at that point and once the chicken is sufficiently coated you can start adding in the other ingredients one at a time. Easy peasy.
We used a half a pita to make one serving for lunch and this recipe yielded about six half pitas. I added lettuce as well and it made a very filling sandwich. Garnish with some apple or fruit of choice and you’re off to the races!
Another way to enjoy this is by having a serving on a bed of lettuce with some light bread, like a rye or even a crusty bun! The possibilities are endless. 🙂
I was able to refrigerate the leftovers (of this leftover chicken salad) for two days, but that is about the maximum I would recommend.
What do you think? Will you be giving this easy, leftover chicken salad sandwich recipe a try?
Bon appetite!
FT&PD
Suz
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hahaha i never know what to do with leftover chicken!
mmm… I love chicken salad! Especially love the raisins in this recipe! I think even those apple slices would be lovely chopped into the pockets too!!!! thanks for sharing 🙂
Oh yes, I’m definitely going to try this chicken salad recipe, it’s so easy and sounds really yummy!
This sounds so good, I love chicken salad, but then I love anything to do with chicken, I’m a big chickenolic,,lol
This looks delicious! I haven’t made chicken salad in quite some time! Must change that.
I’ll have to see how to fit it for my family – my kids love bell pepper and I don’t… And I would love to replace part of the mayo with the sour cream, at least for the kids. Thanks for the idea!
this is fabulous!! i never know what to do with my leftover chicken other then making a sandwich out of it and although still good somewhat boring! this is perfect. It would dress it up so nice . I cant wait to give it a try
THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS!
Great recipe, I mostly eat vegetarian, but I’ll have to try this next time I have chicken!
This is very versatile and would make a great addition to school lunches!
Anything in a pita goes down pretty well here and I must say that this recipe sounds really really good. I love chicken so that’s always good to find it in a recipe. Thanks for sharing 🙂
yummy this recipe sounds super amazing thanks for sharing this with us..
We eat alot of chicken too & I always have leftovers that if I don’t do something with, it will go to waste. I am definitely going to give this recipe a try, it looks delicious! My would really enjoy this! Thanks for sharing!
Love chicken salad! Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you for the recipe. We love chicken salad here.
This looks very healthy and delicious. Thanks for sharing!
I love chicken but believe or not ive never made chicken salad , thanks fir the recipe
Oh yummy . this looks delish , we eat lots of chicken and its hard to think of other things to do with it , this would be a great sandwich for hubby while out lobster fishing , thanks for sharing 🙂
I will definitely be giving this super easy chicken salad a try! 🙂 I love it, but have never tried making it myself before! I can’t wait! Thanks for sharing.
I’m definitely going to try this chicken salad recipe. It looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
decadant chicken salad sandwich sounds awesome think I’ll give it a try
This looks delicious!
Looks pretty easy and delicious. AND healthy! Thanks!
I must say that using leftover chicken (so many options!) makes some of my favourite meals. Chicken salad, however, I haven’t done in ages. Thanks for the reminder.
What a perfect sandwich to bring to work. Love using up leftovers.
Very different. This sandwich sounds delicious!
Sounds interesting…I wonder if my kids would eat it. Looks like fun to make and you never know until you try!!
Thank you!
I will give this recipe a try, it sounds really good. Thanks for sharing!
I am definitely trying this!
I wanted to make this for lunch today for myself and my granddaughter, and I see my hubby took my chicken to work with him, grrrrr
I happen to have leftover chicken in the fridge for this today! Totally looking forward to lunch!
This is great! 🙂 Leftover chicken is a godsend!
This sandwich looks fabulous and now I am wanting one! This has to be a healthy sandwich too with all that lovely fruit and veggies in it.
This looks delicious and I love that you used a pita instead of bread. The one thing I’d change is the raisins because I don’t like them but everything else sounds delicious !
This looks and sounds so good. There is always an issue when it comes to finding what to do with leftovers!
That looks so good.
Man, I am gonna start doing that to!
Yummy! Nice recipe 🙂
It looks good. I will have to try it,thank you.
Looks delicious!
A great option for leftover chicken.
Sounds like a perfect summer for a night like tonight. It’s too hot to cook, and this would be perfect.
Yummy, I can’t wait until I have some leftover chicken sitting around!
What a smart and cheap way to reuse left over food! Good for you 🙂 and now for us too 🙂
Thanks Ivana! I am not a very good cook, but when something works, I love to share!
That looks very tasty, I’ve done it with turkey at thanksgiving
This would be awesome for lunch tomorrow! It looks so good and healthy too. 🙂
I love chicken salad sandwich’s and haven’t had one in a long time. After seeing this one I want to make my own.
A great way to use leftovers. This would be fantastic for a light nutritious lunch.
This recipe looks and sounds really yummy and it’s perfect on these hot summer days, thanks!
Oh, yum, this looks so good, I’ll definitely have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
what a great lunch using leftovers
I just had a lot of leftover chicken, and I had no idea what to do with it. I wish I saw this earlier!
That looks delicious. now I am hungry.
I certainly will try this chicken salad sandwich. We have used pears in sandwicheds before but didn’t think about using apples. Sounds great
Looks delicious and easy, will be giving it a try for sure
This would be amazing on a picnic! 🙂 It looks so good.
Wow – this looks great. I think even our picky five year old would give it a try!
I love this recipe and the apple chunks your added. This is unique but I love chicken salad.
We love chicken in all forms, and make our own chicken salad sandwiches..always the same way , but this chicken salad recipe is unique and intriqueing
Sounds delicious. Pinned for reference.
would be great to serve at a brunch buffet
Thank you for recipe. Great chicken sandwich.
great kid-friendly idea for leftover chicken!
So good.
Very good idea to use up chicken
Love chicken Cesar salad in a wrap, will have to try yours
Chicken is so good as leftovers in anything. Thanks for the recipe. I love the addition of apples.
This is a nice healthy snack.
We do a very similar recipe to our leftover chicken.
We make these delicious chicken salad sandwiches often.My family loves this idea of making them with pita bread and they are very nutritional too..
I love chicken salad and this would make a good lunch for kids to take to school since its nut free.
I love your options for leftovers, soon to be used with Turkey!
I certainly will try this chicken salad it looks delicious
Great solution for leftover thanksgiving turkey or chicken.
A great recipe for leftover chicken.
This is a great recipe! We always seem to have chicken leftovers so were going to try this!
THis sounds like a delightful way to use up chicken leftovers.
Not sure if I take an apply in this sandwich but everything else looks great to me!
I love chicken salad sandwiches! This is making me hungry!
Yum, now I am craving a chicken salad sandwich. Never thought about adding apple & raisins to it but sounds great! Off to buy a chicken…lol!
Thank you for the chicken salad recipe; a great idea to use up the left over chicken.
We cook a lot of chicken in our home because of it’s low fat content and high protein. I am always looking for different ways to use it so we do not get tired of such a valuable protein. This decadent leftover Chicken Salad sandwich fills the bill nicely. Thank you for sharing with us..
Omgoodness this looks totally delicious !
we never have leftover chicken,this is a new way to perpare it
It sounds delicious, so many flavours and textures in a portable pocket. I love it!
I will be trying this with the leftover turkey,should be good !
looks like a real winner. especially appreciate the nut-free designation. thanks