Dill Pickle Chicken Salad
Oven baked, slow cooker, or Instant Pot chicken is mixed with crunchy pickles, red onion, fresh dill, mayo and garlic to make the tastiest, pickle-iest chicken salad ever!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 311kcal
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1.5 lb chicken breasts
- 2 cups dill pickle juice
Dill Pickle Chicken Salad
- 3/4 - 1 cup mayo
- 1 cup diced dill pickles
- 3 Tablespoon diced red onion
- 1 Tablespoon fresh dill
- 1 teaspoons black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
Instructions
Cook the Chicken
- Oven Instructions: Preheat your oven to 375. Season the chicken lightly with black pepper. Add the chicken to a medium baking dish and pour in the pickle juice. Cover tightly with tin foil and bake for 40 minutes.
- Slow Cooker Instructions: Add the chicken and pickle juice to your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 2.5 hours or high for 1.5 hours.
- Instant Pot Instructions: Add the chicken and pickle juice to your Instant Pot. Cover and set to High Pressure for 10 minutes. Allow for a NPR (Natural Pressure Release) by allowing the steam to dissipate slowly, and without turning the vent knob.
Prep the Ingredients
- Once the chicken is cooked, set it aside to cool. Meanwhile, dice the pickles and red onion and chop the fresh dill. Once the chicken is cool, dice the chicken into bite-sized pieces, or however small you prefer the pieces of chicken to be.
Make the Chicken Salad
- In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients together. Start with less mayo and add more if you like a little more. Season to taste and enjoy!
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Notes
Pickles are quite salty, so I don't recommend seasoning the chicken salad with salt. If you find you need a little salt once you've tasted it, though, feel free to sprinkle away!
Start with less mayo, then add a tablespoon more at a time once you've mixed up the ingredients, until it's as creamy as you prefer your chicken salad.
To store leftovers: Cover tightly and store in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, per USDA.
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1802mg | Potassium: 447mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
