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Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad

[heart_this] · Aug 25, 2022 · 3 Comments

Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad

A creamy chicken salad with all of the flavours of jalapeno poppers!

Chicken salads are the simple combination of cooked chicken in a dressing with other ingredients. This is a fun variation where the flavours of jalapeno poppers are used, including jalapenos, cream cheese and cheddar cheese. The cream cheese is mixed into the mayonnaise dressing and the everything is mixed to make the salad. The jalapenos are the star of the show and you can use fresh, pickled or roasted jalapenos and if you use pickled jalapenos you can add a splash of the pickle juice to the dressing got some extra kick! This jalapeno popper salad is amazing all by itself, and you can throw it into sandwiches, wraps, quesadillas, etc.

I like to roast jalapenos and it’s pretty easy; I follow my: recipe for roasted red peppers

Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad

Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad

Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad

Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad
Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad

Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 8

A creamy chicken salad with all of the flavours of jalapeno poppers!

ingredients
  • 4 ounce cream cheese, warmed
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise (or sour cream)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 cups chicken, cooked and sliced or shredded
  • 1 jalapeno, diced *
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (optional)
  • 1/4 cup red onion, diced (or green onion, sliced)
  • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
directions
  1. Mix the cream cheese, mayonnaise, salt and pepper until smooth.
  2. Mix the chicken, jalapeno, bacon, onion, cheese and dressing and enjoy!
Note: You can use fresh, pickled or roasted jalapenos; I like to use a combination! You can slice, dice or chop them!
Note: The spicy heat of this salad is directly controlled by the jalapenos. If you like it mild, use less, if you like it hot, use more!
Option: Add 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder.
Option: Add 1 tablespoon jalapeno pickle juice, from the jar of pickled jalapenos.
Option: Enjoy wrapped in a tortilla!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 389, Fat 34g (Saturated 10g, Trans 0.1g), Cholesterol 90mg, Sodium 326mg, Carbs 1g (Fiber 0.1g, Sugars 0.8g), Protein 17g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Deborah says

    August 25, 2022 at 6:30 pm

    This recipe when shared has the wrong title for the recipe. It says Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad, but the correct recipe shows up under a wrong title.

    Reply
  2. Shan says

    August 29, 2022 at 5:49 pm

    What dressing?

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    • kevin says

      August 30, 2022 at 9:26 am

      The dressing is the: cream cheese, mayonnaise, salt and pepper

      Reply

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