These chicken salad croissant sandwiches are a classic chicken salad made with simple ingredients and stuffed into a flaky, buttery croissant for a quick and flavorful meal.
These chicken salad croissant sandwiches are one of our favorite easy recipes perfect for a quick lunch and can also be served at a party or shower. We love how simple yet incredibly flavorful the chicken salad recipe is and stuffing it into a flaky buttery croissant makes it even more delicious.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Quick and Easy Meal
- Crowd-Pleasing Recipe
- Great for Bridal or Baby Showers
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Chicken - You can use a rotisserie chicken or cook a whole chicken or chicken breasts for this recipe.
- Grapes - We like to use red grapes in this recipe.
- Celery - Finely diced celery gives the chicken salad its classic flavors.
- Mayonnaise - We like to use mayonnaise in our chicken salad recipe.
- Lemon Juice - Freshly squeezed lemon juice adds flavor to the recipe.
- Salt & Pepper - Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Croissants - You can use store-bought, canned or homemade croissants.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Cutting Board- A cutting board is necessary for cutting the grapes and finely dicing the celery.
- Knife - A high-quality knife helps to easily dice and cut the ingredients.
- Mixing Bowl - A mixing bowl is necessary to mix the chicken salad together in.
- Bread Knife - We love using this bread knife to easily cut the croissants in half.
- Serving Platter - We love serving these croissants on our quarter-size sheet pans, but you can also use a traditional serving platter or cutting board to serve them.
How to Make the Recipe
Step 1. Add the chicken salad ingredients to a bowl.
Step 2. Mix to combine.
Step 3. Stuff each croissant with chicken salad.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe makes 8 chicken salad croissant sandwiches, but you can easily double or triple the recipe to serve a crowd.
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Expert Tips & Variations
- Use an already cooked chicken. Using a rotisserie chicken or meat that has already been cooked makes this recipe even easier to make.
- Double or triple the recipe for a crowd. If you are planning to make this recipe for a crowd, you can easily double or triple it.
- Meal prep lunch idea. We like to meal prep these sandwiches and store in the fridge for an easy lunch during the week.
How to Store Chicken Salad Sandwiches
- Refrigerator - in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Recipe FAQ
You can make this recipe gluten-free by using a gluten-free croissant or bread for the sandwich.
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Chicken Salad Croissant Sandwiches
These chicken salad croissant sandwiches are a classic chicken salad made with simple ingredients and stuffed into a flaky, buttery croissant for a quick and flavorful meal.
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded chicken
- 1 cup diced grapes
- ½ cup finely diced celery
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 8 croissants
Instructions
- Add the shredded chicken, diced grapes, celery, lemon juice and mayonnaise to a bowl.
- Mix to combine.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Cut the croissants in half.
- Stuff each croissant with chicken salad and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 511Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 488mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 2gSugar: 11gProtein: 19g
