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Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Blue Cheese

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Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Blue CheeseLeo Gong

Using roast chicken from the grocery store makes this recipe super-easy. Improv: Add sweet and crunchy accents by mixing a few chopped toasted pecans and some dried cranberries into the chicken salad. Instead of rolls, use crusty French bread or thick slices of sourdough bread.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6

Ingredients

Cut in half horizontally:

6 soft rolls (such as kaiser)

Divide evenly among roll halves:

6 ounces creamy blue cheese

Combine in large bowl:

2 cups chopped cooked chicken
2/3 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup light mayonnaise
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onion
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper

Preparation

  1. Spoon chicken mixture atop roll bottoms. Cover with top halves of rolls. Wrap sandwiches tightly in foil and chill before packing.

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