Let’s kick up a class chicken salad with some fresh herbs and dill pickle. For any pickle lovers, this is a must. A dill pickle chicken salad!

Dill pickle chicken salad in a bowl surrounded by bread, green onion, and a linen napkin.

Chicken salad is a classic dish that’s both delicious and healthy. I love how simple and versatile it can be. Typically we just use some red onion, mayo, maybe some celery, and herbs. But for this dill pickle chicken salad recipe, we are adding some subtle flavor pops with pickle juice, chopped dill pickle, and fresh dill. There’s such good flavor!

A good chicken salad recipe is something I like to keep on hand for weeks I feel the need for some healthy quick meals. You can make a big bowl of chicken salad and then use it for sandwiches, salads, wraps, or just scooped up with some good chips. So easy, so healthy.

Dill pickle chicken salad on bread on a plate. A linen napkin is placed under the plate with green onion to the side.

Ingredients needed for the Dill pickle chicken salad

Shredded Chicken
Mayonnaise (favorite)
Plain greek yogurt
Dill pickle juice
Chopped dill pickle
Green onion
Fresh dill
Red onion
Salt & pepper

How to make Dill Pickle chicken salad

Place all ingredients in a bowl. (love these ones)
Mix and enjoy. It’s that simple
Place any leftovers in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Enjoy the chicken in a salad, sandwich, or scooped up with chips or crackers.

Tips for the Chicken Salad

If you do meal planning, cook the chicken ahead of time. You can also buy precooked chicken or rotisserie.
This recipe makes 2 sandwiches, I sometimes double the recipe so we can get a few more meals out of this.
The pickle flavoring is not too strong so if you like a lot of pickles, add more juice and more chopped pickle.
If you don’t like pickles and you’ve made it this far reading, you can skip the pickle.