Classic Creamy Chicken Salad - delicious Canadian chicken recipe

Easy

Salade de Poulet Crémeuse Classique

Name: Salade de Poulet Crémeuse Classique
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 portions
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked chicken, diced (rotisserie works great); 0.5 cup mayonnaise (Hellmann's); 2 stalks celery, finely diced; 2 tbsp red onion, finely minced; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper

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15 min4380 cal

The chicken salad that every Canadian grandmother had a version of — the one that appeared at every church potluck, baby shower, and family reunion from the 1960s onward. Diced cooked chicken — rotisserie from Costco works perfectly and no one will judge you — real mayonnaise that you buy by name, not by price tag, Hellmann's if you're in Ontario or Best Foods if you're out west, diced celery for that crucial crunch, a little Dijon for bite, salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon to brighten everything up. It's the kind of thing you make on a Sunday afternoon and eat all week — on toasted whole wheat, stuffed into croissants from the local boulangerie, or scooped onto butter lettuce cups when you're pretending to be healthy.

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Valeur nutritive par portion

Calories380 kcal

Protéines32 g

Lipides24 g

Glucides6 g

Fibres1 g

Sucre2 g

Sodium520 mg

Conseils de pro

💡Costco rotisserie chicken is the best shortcut — one bird gives you more than enough for this recipe plus snacking.
💡Don't use Miracle Whip — it's tangier and sweeter than mayo and changes the flavour entirely. This recipe needs real mayonnaise.
💡Let the salad come to room temperature for 10 minutes before serving — cold mutes flavour.

Variantes

🔄Curry chicken salad: add 1 tablespoon of curry powder, golden raisins, and sliced almonds.
🔄Cranberry walnut: add dried cranberries and toasted walnuts for a fall version.
🔄Greek-style: swap the mayo for Greek yogurt, add cucumber, Kalamata olives, and feta.