Chicken filler sandwiches

Ingredients

Filling:

▢ 500g cooked chicken meat from 1 large store bought roast chicken 

▢ 1 celery stem , sliced 3mm/0.1″ thick then into 0.5cm/0.2″ pieces

▢ 1 green onion stem , finely sliced

▢ 80 g walnuts , roughly chopped 

▢ 3 tbsp finely chopped cornichon/dill pickle

▢ 1.5 tbsp finely chopped dill 

Sauce:

▢ 135 g whole egg mayonnaise

▢ 135 g sour cream (sub full fat yogurt)

▢ 2 tsp Dijon mustard

▢ 1.5 tbsp lemon juice

▢ 0.5 tsp onion powder (or more garlic powder)

▢ 0.25 tsp garlic powder (or more onion powder)

▢ 0.75 tsp cooking/kosher salt

▢ 0.25 tsp black pepper

Sandwiches:

▢ Salted butter , for spreading on bread

▢ 20 slices white sandwich bread, day-old 

Instructions

Shred the chicken as finely as you can. The best method is using a stand-mixer. Just put the meat in the bowl with the paddle attachment and mix on medium speed until it's really finely shredded (~ 1 minute). Else use a handheld beater or your hands.

Mix the Sauce ingredients in a bowl until smooth – use a whisk if needed.

Pour Sauce over the chicken. Add remaining Filling ingredients. Stir until combined.

Spread bread with butter. Spread with Filling (see below for amount).

Remove crusts if desired (for the authentic "gourmet" experience!) and cut in half. (Tip: For really neat cuts, refrigerate sandwiches before slicing so Filling firms up).

Serve on platters littered with green fluffage, if desired!

Filling quantities 

Chicken filling per sandwich:

– Deli standard (recommended): 100g / 1/2 cup (makes 10 sandwiches)

– Very generous: 130g / 1/2 cup (makes 8)

– Everyday lunchbox: 80g (1/3 cup) (makes 15).

Recipe Notes:

Chicken – It’s ok! You can use store bought roast chicken! 500g chicken once finely shredded is just shy of 4 cups, lightly packed (ie don’t jam it in to measure). 

Walnuts is the classic nut addition for “gourmet deli-style” chicken sandwiches and adds a touch of special. Love how it softens and melds into the filling. Best subs: cashews, macadamia nuts or pecans. Else, leave it out.

Dill is also another secret ingredient that makes these “gourmet deli-style”. No other herb will provide the same flavour so if you don’t have it / like it, just leave it out. (Parsley can be used for a bit of green colour but won’t add flavour).

6. Filling amount – It’s a rich filling, don’t need to go crazy with it.

1/2 cup (100g) per sandwich is generous and makes a filling sandwich, even for someone with a “robust” appetite like myself! Makes 10.

Normal lunchbox size sandwich – 1/3 cup (80g) is sufficient, makes 15.

Mega sandwich – pile on as much as you want!

7. Storage – Keeps for 3 days in the fridge, assembled or filling only. Filling flavour gets even better overnight!

Source: RecipeTinEats