Chicken Salad Recipe With Cream Cheese
Discover a delicious Chicken Salad Recipe with Cream Cheese, perfect for a creamy and savory meal. Easy to prepare, this dish combines tender chicken with rich cream cheese for a satisfying flavor!
Ingredients
- 4 cups rotisserie chicken chopped
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 3 green onions finely diced
- 1/2 cup celery diced
- 1/2 cup honeycrisp or granny smith apples diced
- 1/3 cup craisins
- 2 tsp lemon juice divided
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp salt I use seasoned salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dill seasoning optional (I use dash o’ dill)
Instructions
- Add the chopped apples to a bowl of cold water with 1 tsp of lemon juice and allow to soak for a few minutes to prevent browning.
- Place the softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, remaining lemon juice, salt, pepper, and dill seasoning to a bowl and whisk until smooth.
- Add the chopped chicken and stir together with the sauce.
- Drain the apples and allow to dry or pat dry, you don't want to water down your sauce.
- Add the apples, craisins, celery, and green onion to the chicken mixture and fold together.
- Serve immediately on a bed of lettuce, croissant, or serve with pita chips.
- Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days.