The BEST Chicken Sandwich Filling
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 486kcal
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 (about 4 small or 3 large chicken breasts), 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 to make 8 sandwiches, or 18 mini dinner rolls (pictured)
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl.
- 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
486
% Daily Value*
Fat
30
g
46
%
Saturated Fat
5
g
31
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
16
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Cholesterol
120
mg
40
%
Sodium
661
mg
29
%
Potassium
376
mg
11
%
Carbohydrates
26
g
9
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
27
g
54
%
Vitamin A
241
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
124
mg
12
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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