Copycat Chicken Salad Chick Olivia’s Old South
Chicken Salad Chick Olivia’s Old South is my FAVORITE of all their chicken salads! Packed with chicken breast, hard boiled eggs and sweet pickles! It’s a perfect combination of egg salad and chicken salad!
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What You Will ❤️ About Chicken Salad Chick Olivia Old South
⭐ Don’t skip these tips if you want that perfect Chicken Salad Chick texture
- KitchenAid Mixer – that’s right – pull out the KitchenAid mixer – using the paddle attachment is the best way to get the texture right on the chicken! (I got mine 100 years ago at a flea market!)
- Get yourself a cheap egg slicer – it’s great for this recipe or anytime you want egg salad!
- I make a lot of Chicken Salad Chick recipes and Duke’s Mayo is the one ingredient I ALWAYS have in my pantry!
Ingredients for Olivia’s Old South Chicken Salad
I’m not sure who Olivia is but a little research shows that it is a Southern tradition to have pickle relish and hard boiled eggs in chicken salad. So you’ll need those for this version of chicken salad. Here’s everything you’ll need:
- 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.
- Celery – finely minced is key – it’s there but you can’t really see it
- Mayonnaise – I always use Dukes 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
- Hard Boiled Eggs – if you want a sure fire recipe for hard boiled eggs that peel easy – check out this video from America’s Test Kitchen!
- Sweet Pickle Relish – there are two kinds of relish – sweet & dill – this uses the sweet version
- Pickle Juice – you can use a little extra juice from the relish or if you have a jar of pickles in the fridge – grab a little from there!
Chicken Salad Chick Chicken Salad Varieties
With 12 varieties of chicken salad on the Chicken Salad Chick menu – you’ll find something you like! 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
- 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 – adds eggs and sweet pickles
- Buffalo Barclay – with buffalo sauce
- Maui Mama – with bacon, jalapeno & pineapple!
- Barbie-Q – with hickory bbq flavor
- Southwest Senorita – roasted corn & poblano
- Kickin’ Kay Lynne – bacon, cheese, jalapeños, buffalo sauce, sriracha and ranch
- Sassy Scotty – cheddar, bacon & ranch
- Greek Goddess – Kalamata olives & feta cheese
- Jill Pickle – dill pickles
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How to make Olivia’s Old South chicken salad
- Use a mixer with the paddle attachment to shred your chicken. Then chop it a bit more. This is the KEY to getting the texture that Chicken Salad has!
- FINELY mince your celery – to where you can barely see pieces.
- In a large bowl, add chicken, celery, eggs, relish mayonnaise and onion powder and stir until mixture is combined.
- Refrigerate 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.
Tips, Tricks & FAQs
What is in Olivia’s Old South chicken salad? This Chicken Salad Chick favorite is the classic Carol chicken salad (chicken, celery, mayo) with hard boiled eggs added to it!
How do you store leftover chicken salad? Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Should I add salt & black pepper? 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.
How do you poach chicken breast? 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. Remove from liquid and shred.
🧰 Tools That Help You Get That Chicken Salad Chick Texture
- KitchenAid Mixer Paddle Attachment – toss your poached chicken in and it shreds the chicken in a minute!
- Cheap egg slicer – I use mine all the time – it’s so much easier than dicing it
- Good Knife – I like this good Santoku knife for getting a fine dice on the celery. It’s a good length (shorter than a Chef’s knife) and feels good in your hand when you’re working with it!
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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!
Chicken Salad Chick Chicken Salad Recipes
- Classic Carol – 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 – apples, grapes & pineapple
- More Chicken Salad Chick Recipes
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Chicken Salad Chick Olivia’s Old South copycat
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast shredded
- 2 tbsp celery finely minced
- 2/3 cup Duke's Mayonnaise
- 1/8 tsp onion powder
- 2 hard boiled eggs peeled, diced
- 3 tbsp sweet pickle relish
- 1 tbsp pickle juice
Instructions
- Use a food processor or Kitchen Aid to shred your chicken. This is the KEY to getting the texture that Chicken Salad has!2 cups cooked chicken breast
- FINELY mince your celery – to where you can barely see pieces.2 tbsp celery
- In a medium bowl, add chicken, celery, eggs, relish mayonnaise and onion powder and stir until combined.2/3 cup Duke's Mayonnaise, 1/8 tsp onion powder, 2 hard boiled eggs, 3 tbsp sweet pickle relish, 1 tbsp pickle juice
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours in a covered dish.
- Serve with bread, crackers or on a salad.
Are you planning to do recipes for all of the CSC Flavors? The Lauren Lemon Basil is my favorite!
It’s on my list! I’m planning on doing the whole menu – just knocking them off a couple at a time!
Just like CSC!!!! Love it. Thank you!!!
This tastes just like the Olivia’s from Chicken Salad Chic!!! It was easy and tastes great!!!
Woohoo!
I brought this into my work and everybody raved about it. I did a few changes but nothing to write about because everything was perfect. Thank you.
glad you loved it – its my fav!
Wow! This was the win I needed today! I did exactly what you said and it is delicious!! Also thank you for teaching me how to poach chicken, and the tip to use the KitchenAid mixer is such a game changer. I feel like I just got two skills today that are gonna change the rest of my life lol
Woohoo! Glad you liked!
Thanks for the recipe! My CSC loving 9 year old said “it tastes like you bought it!”.
omg – that’s adorable!
Wow I am speechless this tastes just like the CSC one!!! Thanks for this recipe, I’ll be using it plenty of times in the future!
aw thanks!!!! i know – i do side by side tastings to make sure!
What kind of pickle juice do you use?
whatever you have in fridge – dill
Delicious! I substituted the regular mayo for light mayo to save on some calories and it still turned out good.