The Best Easy Chicken Salad Sandwiches – this easy, sweet, crunchy, and creamy chicken salad is a huge family favorite and ready in less than 30 minutes!

This chicken salad sandwich recipe is a HUGE hit with kids because its so creamy, crunchy, and has a great sweet kick – and you’ll love how easy this amazing chicken salad recipe is to whip up! There is so much fresh flavor in these sandwiches, and they are DIVINE with store bought croissants for a quick and easy lunch or dinner.

Each sandwich is filling – but won’t weigh you down. It’s great anytime of year, perfect to prep for parties, and great for a hungry crowd! We’re using pan friend chicken, but I have some notes in the post below on using pulled rotisserie chicken or pre-cooked chunks of chicken breasts, too.

Go ahead and use up your leftover chicken breasts in this recipe – its crazy versatile!

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If you’re looking for the go-to summer classic chicken salad sandwich recipe, look no further! We’re packing sweet, salty, creamy, crunchy, fresh and tangy flavor into this chicken salad – and showing you how to make it, step by step, so even beginner home cooks can feel confident. This recipe is loaded with flavor, can be customized to your tastes, and is great for meal prep and using leftovers! Can you get any better?

Serve these sandwiches with a light fruit salad, homemade fries, spicy edamame, Dragon Fruit Salad, Sparkling Pineapple Lemon and Lime Soda, Old Fashioned Pink Lemonade Recipe, or a crisp and cool port and tonic cocktail – it goes with anything and is great for a no fuss meal!

• If you’ve never made chicken salad before, this recipe will show you how to make it from scratch!
• GOT LEFTOVERS? This recipe is perfect for using up leftover chicken breasts!
• You can use any bread you like – the sky is the limit. Try it with pretzel rolls, brioche, sourdough, pita bread – whatever you’re in the mood for.
• We like these on croissants for an out of this world combination of rich, buttery flavor.

This simple chicken salad is a breeze to whip up – but a couple of tips will help you have perfect delicious chicken salad sandwiches every time you make it!

You can also try battered chicken like in our The Best Fried Chicken Tacos Recipe to mix into this recipe for a bit of extra crunch!

Start the chicken sandwiches by pan frying chicken breasts.

Prep, then place chicken into hot skillet, and sear chicken in olive oil and butter mixture until browned, then flip and sear other side. This can be a bit smoky, so be sure to keep your kitchen fan on.

I like to use a set of sturdy tongs when cooking chicken to help prevent any splashes from butter or oil.

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Cook chicken about 3 minutes per side – you want a beautiful caramel brown color on the chicken. This gives more flavor, without increasing calories – and gives a lovely crunchy outside to the chicken for more texture.

Once both sides are seared, add pineapple juice to the pan, cover with a lid, and let simmer until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F – this will take about 5 minutes and the addition of pineapple juice helps add SO much flavor to the chicken!

To save time, you can use pre-cooked cubed chicken, or even pulled rotisserie chicken!

Remove chicken from pan to a cutting board. Dice chicken into even sized pieces. Set aside to let cool. Halve grapes, dice celery, drain water chestnuts, and pineapple tidbits.

In a medium sized bowl combine the sauce ingredients, and stir until smooth. Taste, and adjust seasonings to preference. Combine everything in a large bowl and stir. 

If assembling for a party or dinner later, you can chill and wrap in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 day.

Serve in lettuce, on croissants with green leaf lettuce, or eat over lettuce as a salad.

Chicken Salad Sandwiches are great with vegetables, salads, fruit, and fries – they are great for lunch or dinner because they can go with anything!

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Want a lighter version of this sandwich?

Make it gluten free by spooning into romaine lettuce leaves for a delicious gluten free naked sandwich!

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