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By: MadelinePosted: 07/14/2022Updated: 07/14/2022

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If you love pickles, you need to try this delicious and tangy Dill Pickle Chicken Salad recipe. It is perfect on its own or on a sandwich or wrap!

Close up view of chicken salad with pickles

Tangy dill pickle salad is perfect for meal prep

I love a good chicken salad and I love dill pickles even more. It only made sense that I combine the two and make this incredible dill pickle chicken salad.

You get the crunch from the cucumber and tang from pickles and mayonnaise to get the perfect flavor combination. Toss it all with shredded chicken and some fresh dill and you are ready to serve.

It is the perfect meal prep option because there are so many ways to serve it. I love to have easy grab and go protein options in the fridge like this pickle chicken salad.

Above view of pickle chicken salad with lettuce for serving

Kitchen tools

  • Sauce pan for poaching chicken
  • Two forks or a hand mixer to shred chicken breast
  • Sharp knife and cutting board to prep other ingredients
  • Large mixing bowl and large spoon for mixing

How to serve

Like I said there are many ways to serve this dill pickle salad. If you are trying to keep your meals low carb then you can serve it on chopped lettuce or in lettuce cups like a little wrap.

I like to eat it on toasted sourdough bread with some cheddar cheese and fresh lettuce. It is also delicious rolled up in large tortilla like a wrap.

Above view of dill pickle salad ingredients

Ingredients

  • Boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Cucumber
  • Dill pickles
  • Dill pickle juice
  • Mayonaise
  • Fresh dill
  • Crushed red pepper

Ingredient Substitutions

Feel free to use boneless skinless chicken thighs in place of chicken breasts. You could also use a prepared rotisserie chicken to make this recipe even easier.

I prefer the taste of dill pickles, but if you would like a slightly sweet pickle salad, feel free to use bread and butter pickles in place of dil. To make this pickle chicken salad a little spicier you could use spicy dill pickles.

If you do not have fresh dill to use, you can use dried dill instead, but you will only need about 1 tsp of dried dill.

Step by step assembly of pickle chicken salad

How to make a dill pickle chicken salad

Step 1: Poach chicken Breasts

To begin, place chicken breasts in a sauce pan and fill with water until the chicken is covered with at least 2 inches of water.

Then, heat the pot over high heat until the water comes to a rolling boil. Cover the pan with a lid and reduce the heat to a simmer.

Simmer for the chicken for 14 minutes and remove the chicken from the pot immediately.

Step 2: Prep other ingredients

Then, while the chicken cooks, dice cucumber and pickles, and chop dill. Mix cucumbers, pickles, mayo, pickle juice, dill and crushed red pepper together in a large mixing bowl.

Step 3: Mix it all together, chill and serve

Next, allow chicken breasts to cool slightly and then shred with two forks. Cool shredded chicken completely. This happens pretty quickly.

Finally, mix with the wet ingredients.Toss to combine completely and place in the fridge to chill. Serve cold

Above view of dill pickle chicken salad served on lettuce

Storage

Prepare this chicken salad with pickles and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Some liquid might accumulate as the chicken salad sits in the fridge so you can drain it off before serving.

Check out these other healthy Chicken Salad Recipes

  • Curry Chicken Salad
  • BLT Chicken Salad
  • Bacon Broccoli and Ranch Chicken Salad
  • Jalapeño Popper Chicken Salad

You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

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Recipe

Dill Pickle Chicken Salad

★★★★★ 5 from 23 reviews

Make this tangy dill pickle chicken salad for meal prep!

Recipe By: Madeline
Prep: 10 minutesCook: 25 minutesTotal: 35 minutes
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Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup fresh diced cucumber (I like to use seedless english cucumber)
  • 1 cup diced dill pickles
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp dill pickle juice
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped dill
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper (optional)

Instructions

  1. Place chicken breasts in a sauce pan and fill with water until the chicken is covered with at least 2 inches of water.
  2. Heat over high heat until the water comes to a rolling boil. Cover the pan with a lid and reduce the heat to a simmer.
  3. Simmer for 14 minutes and remove the chicken from the pot immediately.
  4. While the chicken cooks, dice cucumber and pickles, and chop dill. Mix cucumbers, pickles, mayo, pickle juice, dill and crushed red pepper together in a large mixing bowl.
  5. Allow chicken breasts to cool slightly and then shred with two forks. Cool shredded chicken completely (this happens pretty quickly) and then mix with the wet ingredients.
  6. Toss to combine completely and place in the fridge to chill. Serve cold.
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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  1. Tanya says

    Posted on 7/30 at 12:57 pm

    Made this as soon as Maddie posted it on Instagram. Thank you!!
    Delicious. Such a great balance of flavors.

    I used English and pickling cucumbers from the garden for this. And wound up putting in a tad more than recipe because trying to use them up. And flavors still held really well. Love the addition of dill.

    Thanks for another wonderful recipe! Made for a great lunch!!! And held up in fridge over a few days 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      Posted on 7/30 at 12:59 pm

      Madeline*. Sorry. My best friend just had a baby and she named her Maddie. So my autocorrect is trained on that 🙂

      Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 7/30 at 8:42 pm

      yay!! wonderful! thank you so much! And Maddie is perfectly fine 🙂

      Reply
  2. Savannah says

    Posted on 7/31 at 11:04 pm

    Super easy no hassle recipe. Love using for my lunches. Added a bit of the “in a pickle” TJ spice and it was the perfect cherry on top

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/1 at 3:26 pm

      perfect addition! thanks Savannah!

      Reply
  3. Mary Katherine says

    Posted on 8/1 at 4:24 pm

    Love this recipe! Added these ingredients into a base of chopped salad and it was refreshing and delicious!

    Reply
  4. Chrissey says

    Posted on 8/4 at 1:38 pm

    I really wanted a stronger dill taste so the next time I make it I will be adding more pickles and pickle juice.

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:02 pm

      I’m sorry it didn’t turn out how you’d prefer! hopefully you’ll like it with more of the pickles. thanks Chrissey!

      Reply
  5. Caitlin says

    Posted on 8/5 at 1:37 pm

    Yum! Perfect for any pickle lover. I didn’t have fresh dill so I used a scant tablespoon of dry dill. Still good!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:03 pm

      awesome! thanks Caitlin!

      Reply
  6. Erica Nicole says

    Posted on 8/5 at 3:46 pm

    I have made this a few time! I also used macaroni noodles instead of chicken and also made with chick peas!! So so good all three ways!!
    I’m loving dill this summer so thank you so much for the recipe!!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:03 pm

      oh wow love those swaps! great ideas. thanks Erica!

      Reply
  7. Lisa says

    Posted on 8/5 at 3:57 pm

    Made this twice! Yes because loved it that much! I did modify the red pepper flakes as I can’t eat spicy. It definitely was a added flavor though. Using fresh dill is a must!
    So good!! I made it on a Sunday and ate it for lunches until Thursday and it stayed fresh! My go to summer salad!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:03 pm

      thank you so much Lisa! I love hearing that. and I’m glad it was easily adjusted – I totally get not wanting the spice!

      Reply
  8. Holly says

    Posted on 8/5 at 4:07 pm

    The poaching method worked great for easily shreddable chicken!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  9. Julianne says

    Posted on 8/5 at 6:58 pm

    So delicious! Used Trader Joe’s precooked Just Chicken as a shortcut and it was such a yummy and easy lunch to make mid-work day! Super flavorful – will make again for sure.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:04 pm

      great idea! love a shortcut. thanks Julianne!

      Reply
  10. Nicole says

    Posted on 8/5 at 7:37 pm

    Delicious! I used rotisserie chicken and sour cream instead.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:04 pm

      yum! both great ideas. thanks!

      Reply
  11. Maria says

    Posted on 8/5 at 8:00 pm

    Perfect for a summer lunch and so yummy!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  12. Dawn Marquez says

    Posted on 8/5 at 10:58 pm

    This is so addicting and easy to make! I’ve made it twice so far. Once where I cooked the chicken and another with left over rotisserie chicken. It’s so good on a croissant but I also loved just snacking on it with pretzel thins.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:04 pm

      ohh both croissant and pretzel thins are great ideas. thanks Dawn!

      Reply
  13. Jessica B says

    Posted on 8/6 at 10:48 am

    Loved this fun update on chicken salad! Pickles are something I always have on hand and I am a acid-flavor profile lover. I enjoyed this both as a sandwich and on top of a salad. Will definitely make again!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:05 pm

      thanks Jessica!

      Reply
  14. Courtney says

    Posted on 8/6 at 11:52 am

    I’ve been waiting for you to post this recipe since you teased on IG! So worth the wait!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:05 pm

      haha sorry for teasing, but glad you loved it! thanks Courtney!

      Reply
  15. Melissa says

    Posted on 8/6 at 11:57 am

    I love everything dill and this was amazing! I will definitely be making it again

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:05 pm

      thanks Melissa!

      Reply
  16. Mary P says

    Posted on 8/6 at 3:32 pm

    Huge dill pickle fan and this was so tasty and satisfying!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/8 at 2:05 pm

      love to hear it, fellow pickle fan! thanks Mary!

      Reply
  17. Kristen B says

    Posted on 8/10 at 11:37 am

    So delish! I made it using Daring plant based chicken pieces but kept everything else the same. Makes a great lunch with some crunchmaster crackers. Will definitely make again!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 8/13 at 4:28 pm

      yay! thank you!!

      Reply
  18. Tanya says

    Posted on 8/14 at 4:25 pm

    Made this twice now. always delicious!! Great recipe. Super refreshing! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  19. Jessi Boyle says

    Posted on 9/15 at 6:35 am

    This chicken salad is incredible & I’ll be making it weekly!! I love anything with dill pickles & this is the perfect lunch.

    I cooked chicken thighs in a pan & seasoned with pickle seasoning from Trader Joe’s the most recent time & I definitely prefer thighs!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 9/15 at 1:07 pm

      tahnk you so much!! That sounds SO good. I love thighs too but some people get so freaked out by them! They gotta see the light haha

      Reply
  20. Lisa G says

    Posted on 10/2 at 2:11 pm

    This is not just a summer salad! I just made this for my lunches this week! I’ve made it more times than I can count! I didn’t have fresh dill so I used dried dill and I also lessened the red pepper flakes as I don’t like things too spicy. It is my favorite chicken salad go to recipe!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 10/3 at 6:33 pm

      thank you! love to hear it!

      Reply
  21. Caitlin Thompson says

    Posted on 1/16 at 7:26 am

    I love this recipe but always forget about it. I’m so glad you posted it on Instagram… I have leftover rotisserie chicken that needs to be used.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  22. Emily says

    Posted on 1/16 at 7:33 am

    So easy and yummy

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 1/16 at 2:00 pm

      Thanks, Emily!

      Reply
  23. Gina Lockwood says

    Posted on 1/17 at 9:40 pm

    I made this for my lunch meal prep! Amazing! I love chicken salad and pickles so this was a no brainer! Very easy to prep for snacks or lunches on the go! Highly recommend!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Madeline says

      Posted on 1/18 at 7:56 am

      Yes, it is such a good combo! Thanks, Gina!

      Reply
  24. Marissa says

    Posted on 3/4 at 8:44 am

    Loved this to have something different for lunch. I used celery instead of cucumbers because it’s what I had, but it was very good.

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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