Creamy Chicken Bacon Salad

creamy chicken salad with bacon and celery. Here’s a full, easy recipe you can follow.

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🥗 Creamy Chicken Bacon Salad

🕒 Time

• Prep: 15 minutes

• Total: 15–20 minutes

🍽 Servings

4–6 servings

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🧾 Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked shredded chicken (rotisserie chicken works great)

• 6 strips bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled

• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped

• ½ cup mayonnaise

• ¼ cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt)

• 1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional but recommended)

• ½ tsp garlic powder

• ½ tsp onion powder

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ¼ tsp salt (adjust to taste)

• 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional, for freshness)

• 2 tbsp green onions or chives (optional)

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👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Prepare chicken
   Shred cooked chicken into small pieces and place in a large mixing bowl.

2. Cook bacon
   Fry bacon until crispy. Let it cool, then crumble into small bits.

3. Add vegetables
   Add chopped celery and green onions to the chicken.

4. Make the dressing
   In a small bowl mix:

   • mayonnaise

   • sour cream

   • Dijon mustard

   • garlic powder

   • onion powder

   • salt

   • black pepper

   • lemon juice

5. Combine everything
   Pour dressing over the chicken mixture and stir until well coated.

6. Add bacon
   Fold in most of the bacon, saving a little for topping.

7. Chill (optional)
   Refrigerate for 30 minutes for the best flavor.

8. Serve
   Sprinkle remaining bacon on top.

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🍽 Serving Ideas

Serve this chicken salad:

• On toasted bread or sandwiches

• In lettuce wraps

• With crackers

• Stuffed in croissants

• Over a green salad

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✅ Tip:
Add grapes, pecans, or apples if you like a sweet crunch.

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If you want, I can also give you:

• 🔥 The famous Chicken Salad Chick copycat version

• 🥑 A healthy high-protein version

• 🥓 The viral chicken bacon ranch version