Pineapple Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Pineapple Chicken Salad Sandwiches with chunks of chicken, crushed pineapple, grapes, green onions, almonds, and celery in a deliciously creamy dressing! We love this chicken salad with croissants.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, chicken salad, chicken salad recipe, pineapple chicken salad sandwiches

Prep Time 20

Refrigeration Time 4

Total Time 4 20

Servings sandwiches

Calories 424kcal

Author Jessica

Ingredients

Pineapple Chicken Salad

1 rotisserie chicken 4 cups chunked chicken
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1½ cups halved red grapes
1 cup slivered almonds
1 small bunch green onions thinly sliced
1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple drained well (reserve 2 tablespoons of juice)

Creamy Dressing

1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese room temperature
1 cup mayonnaise
1-2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice (from when you drained the pineapple)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Combine all the chicken salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together to combine.
1 rotisserie chicken, 1 cup thinly sliced celery, 1½ cups halved red grapes, 1 cup slivered almonds, 1 small bunch green onions, 1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple
In a separate smaller mixing bowl combine all the creamy dressing ingredients. Stir together with a whisk or you you can use a handheld blender to beat it.
1 bar (8 oz) cream cheese, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1-2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper
Pour the dressing into the chicken salad mixture and stir together until combined and mixed well.
Cover and let sit in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving. This chicken salad does really well in the fridge without drying out at all, so it can even be made ahead of time too. Serve in croissants, rolls, or other bread of choice.

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Notes

Recipe makes about 9 cups of chicken salad. I figure each person uses about 1/2 cup of chicken salad on their sandwich. Obviously, you can serve more or less people depending on the serving size. Nutrition information is for 3/4 cup of the pineapple chicken salad.

I place the cream cheese on a plate and microwave it for about 25 seconds to get it soft. You want the cream cheese soft so you don't have lumps of cream cheese in your dressing.

Drain pineapple well. Place in a colander and use the back of a spoon to press on the pineapple to release the juices.

I love using a rotisserie chicken because it's already flavored and it's easy. You can substitute 4 cups of shredded/chunked chicken in place of the rotisserie if wanted.

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