The Best Hot Chicken Salad Recipe That Your Family Will Love

Get the best hot chicken salad recipe, a family favorite comfort food in my home!

 

Ever Try Hot Chicken Salad?

One of my favorite meals my mom used to make for us was hot chicken salad. It was cheesy, creamy, and crunchy….soooo good! My siblings and I would ask for it often.

Now, it’s a family favorite comfort food in my home. We love it on cool nights when a warm, delicious meal fills our bellies and keeps us cozy. 

Plus, I love that it’s pretty easy to make! It’s a one-dish meal with not a lot of clean up involved, which is perfect for me. 

Best Hot Chicken Salad Recipe

This is the recipe my mom followed. I believe it came from a magazine, but she changed it to how we liked it.

Other similar recipes may contain nuts. This version is nut-free. 

Note: The lemon juice is optional. I often don’t include it. 

Below you’ll find some additional tweaks you can use to make the recipe perfect for you!

Yield: 12 servings

The Best Hot Chicken Salad Recipe

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Ever try hot chicken salad? This hot, creamy, cheesy, and crunchy casserole dish is the perfect comfort food, especially on cool Fall or Winter nights.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked chicken, chopped
• 3/4 cup mayo
• 4 hardboiled eggs, chopped
• 1 small onion, minced (or 1 tsp onion powder)
• 1 tsp lemon juice (to taste)
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup mild cheddar cheese 
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
• Garlic powder, to taste 

Topping

• 2 cups crushed ripple potato chips
• 1/2 cup mild cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Grease baking dish.
2. Combine in baking dish: chicken, mayo, hard-boiled eggs, onion, lemon juice, cream of chicken soup, 1 cup cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix well.
3. Mix crushed chips with 1 cup cheddar cheese.
4. Cover the chicken mixture with the chips and cheese.
5. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes. Casserole will be bubbling and topping will be slightly browned.
6. Serve hot.

Notes

1. Like cheese? You can add more for a cheesy dish.

2. No mayo? Try ranch or peppercorn ranch.

3. The lemon juice enhances the flavor, but if you don't want it, you can skip it.

4. Want a little kick? Add a little hot sauce or buffalo chicken wing sauce to the mix.

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Hot Chicken Salad Recipe Tweaks

Want to make this hot chicken salad recipe yours? Try these tweaks! 

1. Like cheese? You can add more for a cheesy dish. I usually add an extra cup or two to the mix. 

2. No mayo? Try ranch or peppercorn ranch instead. They can give a little more of a zesty flavor.

3. The lemon juice enhances the flavor, but if you don’t want it, you can skip it. I often skip it and we still love the recipe. 

4. Want a little kick? Add a little hot sauce or buffalo chicken wing sauce to the mix. You can also use pepper jack cheese instead of cheddar for a little kick. 

What else would you add to this recipe?

Did You Make This Hot Chicken Salad Recipe? 

What do you think? Did you try to tweak it? I’d love to hear your thoughts! 

PS. I’ll add better images of this meal the next time I make it. The kids DEVOURED it before I even got a chance to take any photos!

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