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Panera Bread Chicken Salad Recipe

Panera Bread Chicken Salad Recipe

Craving your favorite Panera Bread chicken salad? Discover a delicious and easy-to-make Panera Bread chicken salad recipe that brings café flavors right to your kitchen!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Salad
  • 3 cups cooked chicken breast shredded
  • 1 cup celery diced
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds
  • 1 cup red grapes
  • ½ cup red onion diced
Dressing
  • 1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt use all mayo if preferred
  • ⅓ cup light mayo
  • 1 tbsp spicy mustard
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp ground pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped
Sandwich
  • 8 pieces hearty bread I like dark rye
  • sliced tomatoes
  • lettuce or baby spinach
  • pickles optional

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Cutting Board
  • knice
  • Rubber Spatula

Method
 

  1. If not already done, cook and shred the chicken. Finely dice the celery and red onion. Slice the grapes into quarters.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add all of the dressing ingredients together. Mix until well combined.
  3. panera bread chicken salad dressing mixed in glass bowl.
  4. Add the rest of the ingredients to the mixing bowl: shredded chicken, diced celery, onions, red grapes, and sliced almonds. Fold together until everything is well coated.
  5. panera bread chicken salad ingredients in glass bowl.
  6. Build the sandwiches! Add lettuce and sliced tomatoes onto one half of each sandwich and ¼ of the chicken salad recipe to the other piece of bread.
  7. Fold the sandwiches together and enjoy fresh! It’s so flavorful, you’ll love it!