Smoked Chicken Salad

5 from 2 votes

Delicious scratch made Smoked Chicken Salad is rich with flavor from slow smoked chicken. The mayo based dressing has deep flavor from seasonings that brings out all the slow cooked flavors from the chicken.

Prep Time20

Smoking Time3 30

Total Time3 50

Course: lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Author: Bailey Rhatigan

Ingredients

Smoked Chicken

1 whole chicken bone in
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp smoked paprika
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp onion powder
1 Tbsp garlic powder
½ Tbsp crushed dried rosemary

Smoked Chicken Salad

3 cups smoked chicken, shredded use both dark and white meat or just white if preferred.
⅓ cup mayonnaise
3 tsp Worcestershire sauce use more if desired
2 Tbsp water to thin the sauce and help it spread
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp celery seed
½ tsp mustard powder
½ tsp smoked paprika
½ cup celery, diced
¼ cup red onion, diced
2 Tbsp barbecue sauce optional for drizzling

Instructions

Smoke the chicken. Prep the chicken, spatchcock the whole chicken. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
When ready to start smoking, set the pellet grill ttemperature to 225℉ and preheat it with the lid closed for 15-20 minutes. I like to use the "super smoke" setting.
Mix the BBQ rub. While the pellet grill is heating, mix the bbq seasonings in a bowl. Rub the chicken with the seasonings well, be sure to get under the skin well with the seasonings. I suggest trying to get as much as you can under the skin. The skin will not be used in the salad so it's best to get that chicken nice and flavored.
Insert the pellet grill meat thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken breast. Place the chicken directly on the grill grates, close the lid, and smoke until the internal reaches 160℉. This will take about 2½-3 hours depending on the chicken size.

Smoked Chicken Salad

Once the chicken is cooked through, let it cool enough to to handle the chicken, shred it well, discard the skin and any bones. I use both the dark and white meat for this recipe.
Make the dressing. Mix the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl, seasonings, Worcestershire, water, mayonnaise. Give it a taste adjust if needed.
Make the smoked chicken salad. In a large bowl mix the dressing with the chicken, diced celery and red onion. Serve it on bread as a sandwich, wrap or over lettuce cups. Drizzle with barbecue sauce and enjoy.

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