The BEST Chicken Sandwich Filling
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 488kcal
Once you've tried The BEST Chicken Sandwich Filling recipe, you'll never look back. Poached chicken is chopped and combined with a creamy mayonnaise dressing spiked with tangy pickles, red onion and crunchy celery. It's so quick to make and is great in rolls, wraps or bread slices. You can refrigerate the leftovers for up to 3 days.
Ingredients
- 900 g boneless, skinless chicken breast, poached and finely chopped (see note 1 for instructions on poaching chicken)
- 250 g whole-egg mayonnaise
- 45 g finely diced celery
- 50 g finely diced red onion
- 75 g finely diced gherkins (dill pickles)
- ¼ bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- Sea salt flakes, to taste
- Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
- 16 slices bread (16 slices make 8 sandwiches, or 18 mini dinner rolls)
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients – Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Assemble and serve – Serve the filling in sandwiches, rolls, wraps, brioche or bake-at-home mini dinner rolls.
Notes
Note 1 – For perfectly poached chicken, take the chicken out of the fridge and leave it at room temperature while you boil the water to poach the chicken. Fill a large pot (wide enough to hold the chicken breasts in one layer) with enough water to cover the chicken breast by at least 6 cm (2½ inches). Bring to the boil. Add the chicken breast to the boiling water using tongs, ensuring it’s in a single layer. Bring back up to the boil and immediately remove the pot from the heat. Keep the lid on and allow the chicken to sit for 30 minutes. (The chicken can be left for up to 45 minutes without risk of it overcooking and drying out.) Note: Don’t add salt, or any stock powders containing salt, to the water because this results in tough chicken!
MAKE AHEAD
Refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight container.LEFTOVERS
Refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight container.Nutrition Facts
The BEST Chicken Sandwich Filling
Amount per Serving
Calories
488
% Daily Value*
Fat
24
g
37
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
10
g
Monounsaturated Fat
9
g
Cholesterol
87
mg
29
%
Sodium
542
mg
24
%
Potassium
410
mg
12
%
Carbohydrates
30
g
10
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
36
g
72
%
Calcium
55
mg
6
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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