Chicken Salad Croissant

For an impromptu picnic, pack a small cooler with these tasty sandwiches, fresh blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. Add your favorite beverage and enjoy.

Servings 
4

Ingredients 

2 cups diced Gold’n Plump® Deli Rotisserie Chicken
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
2 tablespoons horseradish mustard
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
4 large croissants, sliced in half horizontally
1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
1 cup fresh spinach stems removed

Instructions 

Stir together chicken, sour cream, green onions, mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.

To assemble sandwiches, place 1/2 cup of chicken salad on bottom cut side of each croissant. Top each with tomato slices, spinach and croissant tops.

Tips 

One Gold'n Plump Deli Rotisserie Chicken yields about 4 cups shredded, sliced, or coarsely chopped chicken, skin and bones removed.

Variations 

Any flavor of Gold’n Plump® Deli Rotisserie Chicken may be used.

Nutritional information may change when substituting your chicken product. If you choose to substitute frozen chicken for this recipe, it's best to thaw before cooking.

Possible Substitutions 
Cuisine 
  • Serving Size
    • Servings 
      4
    • Servings Description 
      sandwiches
  • PER SERVING
    • Calories 
      490
    • Calories from Fat 
      57%
    • Total Fat 
      31g
    • Saturated Fat 
      15g
    • Total Carbohydrate 
      33g
    • Protein 
      20g
    • Sugars 
      2g
    • Cholesterol 
      125mg
    • Dietary Fiber 
      2g
    • Sodium 
      1,180mg
  • DAILY VALUE
    • Vitamin A 
      35%
    • Vitamin C 
      10%
    • Calcium 
      8%
    • Iron 
      10%
  • DIETARY EXCHANGES
    • Starch/Bread 
      2
    • Fat 
      5
    • Lean Meat 
      2
    • Recipes calling out meat in the Dietary Exchanges category were analyzed with information prior to 2014 updates. Recipes calling out protein were analyzed with the new information after 2014.
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