Chicken Salad Chick Barbie Q
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Chicken Salad Chick Barbie Q is a delicious and light version of Chicken Salad Chick! The Barbie-Q is loaded with chicken and is a very creamy chicken salad with just a hint of the sweet hickory BBQ sauce.
What You Will ❤️ About Chicken Salad Chick Barbie Q
- Perfect Copycat Recipe – Tried it, Made it, Tasted it. On the nose!
- Party Food! Sliders with chicken salad and the perfect dish for a party or brunch!
- BBQ – The hickory flavor of the bbq sauce goes so well with the chicken salad – love it! Perfect on a croissant!
Barbie-Q Chicken Salad Ingredients
There are so many varieties at Chicken Salad Chick! Here’s everything you’ll need for the Copycat Chicken Salad Chick Barbie-Q:
- Shredded Chicken Breast – you can poach your own chicken and shred or just use rotisserie chicken. The easiest way I’ve found is the paddle attachment on my mixer. Chicken Salad Chick restaurants use white meat only but a little dark meat from the rotisserie is fine.
- BBQ Sauce – they use a little tangy barbecue sauce – I recommend a light, sweet hickory bbq sauce – this will take the place of some of the mayo
- Mayonnaise – Duke’s mayonnaise is the only type of mayonnaise I use but use what you like.
- Onion Powder – this is the not-so-secret secret seasoning but if you like you could swap with garlic powder
- Sweet Pickle Relish – there are two kinds of relish – sweet & dill – this uses the sweet version. Normally there is celery in the recipe but on close examination – this one had pickle relish!
Chicken Salad Chick Chicken Salad Varieties
With 12 varieties of chicken salad on the Chicken Salad Chick menu – it’s made for Chicken Salad Lovers!! In addition to that, Chicken Salad Chick egg salad, pimento cheese and a bevy of side dishes round out the menu of this popular chain fast casual restaurant. Here are all the varieties of chicken salad (and my recipes for some – I’m workin on doing them all!):
- Classic Carol Chicken Salad – just the basics: mayo, celery, onion powder…and chicken
- Sassy Scotty – add cheddar, bacon & ranch
- Cranberry Kelli – Carol with dried cranberries and slivered almonds
- Fancy Nancy – it sure is fancy when you add fruit like fuji apples, grapes and crushed pecans
- Fruity Fran – similar to the Nancy but replace the pecans with pineapple (and I liked it much better!)
- Dixie Chick – like the Carol but add minced onions
- Olivia’s Old South – classic Carol + hard boiled eggs & pickle relish
- Kickin’ Kay Lynne – buffalo sauce, ranch, bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, jalapeños, & Sriracha
- Jalapeño Holly – Diced Jalapenos
- Lauryn’s Lemon Basil – chopped pecans, fresh basil, & lemon
- Buffalo Barclay – with buffalo sauce
How to make BBQ Chicken Salad
This chicken salad recipe is super simple to make – shredding the chicken is the only time consuming part and with a mixer – it’s super easy! Then mix and refrigerate!
- Use a mixer with the paddle attachment to shred your chicken (or a food processor). Then chop it a bit more. This is the KEY to getting the texture that Chicken Salad has!
- In a large bowl, add chicken, mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, onion powder and relish and stir until combined.
- Pop in the fridge for 1-2 hours in a covered dish.
- Serve as a sandwich with lettuce on bread or a croissant, on crackers or add a scoop to a salad.
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Tips, Tricks & FAQs
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Feel free to taste your chicken salad and if you feel it’s lacking – go ahead. I tasted this next to the Chicken Salad Chick and didn’t feel it needed any.
In a large pot, place chicken breasts in water, chicken broth or chicken stock and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken is 165º when checked with a meat thermometer. Remove from liquid and shred. Chicken tenderloins will cook in about 12-15 minutes.
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Side Dish Copycat Recipes from Chicken Salad Chick
Chicken Salad Chick’s Grape Salad is among the most popular sides and I have recipes for all of them!
Copycat Chicken Salad Chick Recipes
- Classic Carol – just the basics: mayo, celery, onion powder…and chicken
- Sassy Scotty – add cheddar, bacon crumbles & ranch
- Cranberry Kelli – Carol with dried cranberries and slivered almonds
- Fancy Nancy – it sure is fancy when you add fruit like fuji apples, grapes and crushed pecans
- Fruity Fran – apples, grapes & pineapple
- More Chicken Salad Chick Recipes
Chicken Salad Chick Barbie-Q
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups cooked chicken breast shredded
- 1/3 cup Duke’s mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup bbq sauce
- 1/8 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp sweet pickle relish
Instructions
- Use a food processor or Kitchen Aid to shred your chicken. This is the KEY to getting the texture that Chicken Salad has!
- In a medium bowl, add chicken, mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, onion powder and relish and stir until combined.2.5 cups cooked chicken breast, 1/3 cup Duke’s mayonnaise, 1/3 cup bbq sauce, 1/8 tsp onion powder, 2 tbsp sweet pickle relish
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours in a covered dish.
- Serve with bread, crackers or on a salad.
