Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich

Name: Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked chicken breast (rotisserie or poached), shredded; 6 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tsp curry powder; 2 tsp fresh lemon juice; 2 celery stalks, finely diced; 1/4 cup golden raisins; 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted; 2 scallions, thinly sliced; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground; 8 slices sandwich bread (brioche or sourdough); 4 butter lettuce leaves

Shredded rotisserie chicken tossed with mayo, curry powder, golden raisins, celery, and toasted almonds, piled onto soft sandwich bread. A sweet-savory sandwich that comes together with zero cooking.

20 minEasyServes 4540 cal/serving

AmericanLunchNo-CookStandardHigh ProteinPork-FreeAlcohol-FreeCorn-Free

Cook this free in the appFree. No download, no account. The screen stays awake and each step can run its own timer.

Ingredients

2 cups cooked chicken breast (rotisserie or poached), shredded
6 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp curry powder
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 celery stalks, finely diced
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
8 slices sandwich bread (brioche or sourdough)
4 butter lettuce leaves

Instructions

1

In a large bowl, stir together 6 tbsp mayonnaise, 2 tsp curry powder, and 2 tsp fresh lemon juice until smooth.
2

Add 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (rotisserie or poached), 2 finely diced celery stalks, 1/4 cup golden raisins, 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds, and 2 thinly sliced scallions to the bowl. Fold gently until everything is coated. Season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper.
3

Taste and adjust curry powder or lemon juice as desired. For best flavor, refrigerate the chicken salad for 15 minutes before serving.
4

Lay out 8 slices sandwich bread (brioche or sourdough) slices and place a butter lettuce leaves leaf on half of them. Spoon the chicken salad over the lettuce, then top with the remaining bread slices.
5

Slice each sandwich diagonally and serve.

Cook this free in the appCooking it now? The app keeps the screen awake and times each step. Free, nothing to install.

Keep this recipe

Prints the ingredients and method only.

The American Kitchen 30 recipes from this kitchen in one printable PDF. $5, no account.

Questions

How long does Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich take?

As written, 20 minutes: 20 of prep and 0 of cooking. The longest single stretch is the hands-off wait in step 3, 15 minutes.

Why fold instead of stir in Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich?

Step 2 reads: "Fold gently until everything is coated." Folding keeps the air you just beat in. Stirring at step 2 would knock it out and the result would come out dense.

Can I use chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts in Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich?

Yes. Boneless thighs at the same weight are more forgiving and stay juicier. Give them two to four minutes longer; they are at their best around 175 F rather than 165 F. As written, the entry for Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich uses 2 cups cooked chicken breast (rotisserie or poached), shredded.

Does Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich contain tree nuts?

Yes: 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted. The full allergen list for this entry is gluten, eggs and tree nuts. Where the nuts are a garnish or a texture, toasted sunflower or pumpkin seeds stand in. Packaged ingredients vary by brand, so check labels if the allergy is serious.

How many calories are in Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich?

One serving (the recipe makes 4) is about 540 calories, with 26 g protein, 42 g carbohydrate and 16 g fat, plus 2 g fiber and 520 mg sodium. The figures are estimates computed from the ingredient list.

Can I make Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich ahead?

Yes, it takes well to being made ahead. Refrigerate what is left of Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich within two hours and eat it within three days. It is served cold; there is nothing to reheat. Leafy parts wilt first; store them apart if you can.

Serve it with

Twice-Baked Potatoes side
Citrus Beet and Arugula Salad with Walnuts salad
Swamp Soup soup
Arnold Palmer drink

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is 4,544 plain-text recipes, free to read and free to cook from. No account, no paywall, no ads, no life stories. Open this one in the app and each quantity sits inside the step that uses it, so you read once and cook.

Every recipe is curated or public-domain sourced, written to one template and checked before it publishes. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually; the first 30 days are free.