BLT Chicken Salad

BLT Chicken Salad has tender cooked chicken mixed with ripe cherry tomatoes, onions, and salty bacon in a seasoned mayonnaise dressing for a tasty spin on a classic BLT sandwich. 

Today I’m bringing you a super simple salad that takes just about ten minutes to prepare and is a crowd pleaser. I mean, who would say no to bacon! Plus it’s a fun way to enjoy the flavors of a BLT in a new way.

BLT’s generally consist of bacon, lettuce, and tomato on toasted bread. You can serve this chicken salad on a bed of butter lettuce or with toasted bread or a croissant. 

We love all kinds of fun chicken salad combinations in our house, as many of you know! Using the same base, you can change up your flavorings for something completely new. 

For more chicken salads with bacon, try Chicken Salad Chick Sassy Scotty and Chicken Salad Chick Kickin' Kay Lynne.

Ingredients

• Chicken Tenderloins: Chicken Tenderloins are my go to for chicken salad. They only take a few minutes to cook and they give such a nice texture to the salad. If you prefer, a rotisserie chicken makes this step super easy, or you can make Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Breasts (Frozen or Fresh).
• Red onion: Dice it finely to ensure the flavor isn't overpowering.
• Green onion: For another layer of flavor, as well as a bit of green color. 
• Cooked bacon: This recipe only uses a few ingredients, so you want to make each one count. I suggest making fresh bacon (not store bought bacon bits) for this reason.
• Tomatoes: This recipe uses cherry tomatoes that have been halved but any fresh tomato will work.
• Mayonnaise: My favorite is Duke’s mayo. 
• Seasonings: A blend of garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper. 

How to Make BLT Chicken Salad

Step 1. To cook chicken, bring a pot of water to a simmer over medium heat. Add chicken tenderloins and cook for 7-8 minutes, until just cooked through. They will reach 165 F. 

Remove chicken tenderloins from the water and use a food processor to shred chicken or dice by hand with a sharp knife. Add chicken to a mixing bowl.

Step 2. Add cooked and crumbled bacon, along with halved cherry tomatoes, diced red onion, diced green onion, mayonnaise, and seasonings.

Step 3. Mix well to ensure everything is evenly coated. 

Step 4. Refrigerate before serving.

Recipe Tips

• Allowing the chicken salad to sit in the fridge for at least an hour (or even overnight), helps all of the flavors to mix together and gives a richer taste to the chicken salad. 
• A food processor helps chop everything small and consistently to give a restaurant-style chicken salad. 

More Chicken Salad Recipes

• Jerk Chicken Salad
• Caper Chicken Salad
• Jalapeno Chicken Salad
• Avocado Chicken Salad
• Lemon Basil Chicken Salad
• Lemon Tarragon Chicken Salad
• Chicken Salad Chick Classic Carol Chicken Salad

BLT Chicken Salad

Sarah Baumeister

BLT Chicken Salad has tender cooked chicken mixed with ripe cherry tomatoes, onions, and salty bacon in a seasoned mayonnaise dressing for a tasty spin on a classic BLT sandwich. 

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Salads

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 508 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 ½ lbs. chicken tenderloins
• ▢ 2 tbsp. red onion small diced
• ▢ 5 slices cooked bacon crumbled
• ▢ ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
• ▢ ⅔ cup mayonnaise
• ▢ ½ tsp. garlic powder
• ▢ ½ tsp. onion powder
• ▢ ½ tsp. salt
• ▢ ½ tsp. pepper
• ▢ 2 green onions chopped

Instructions

 

• To cook chicken, bring a pot of water to a simmer over medium heat. Add chicken tenderloins and cook for 7-8 minutes, until just cooked through. They will reach 165 F.
• Remove chicken tenderloins from the water and use a food processor to shred chicken or dice by hand with a sharp knife. Add chicken to a mixing bowl.
• Add cooked and crumbled bacon, along with halved cherry tomatoes, diced red onion, diced green onion, mayonnaise, and seasonings. Mix well to ensure everything is evenly coated.
• Refrigerate before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 508kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 40gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 18gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 134mgSodium: 845mgPotassium: 776mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 233IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg

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