Description
Enjoy delicious Croissant Chicken Salad Sandwiches filled with crunchy apples and pecans. Perfect for lunch or a light dinner—try this easy recipe today!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon stone-ground mustard
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill (chopped)
- 3 cups cooked chicken (chopped or shredded)
- 1 cup red grapes (halved)
- 3/4 Granny Smith apple (chopped)
- 1/3 cup red onion (finely chopped)
- 4 croissants
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Toast the pecans on a baking sheet for 8–10 minutes until lightly browned; let cool and chop.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, stone-ground mustard, lemon juice, dill, salt, and pepper.
- Add chicken, grapes, apple, onion, and toasted pecans; stir gently to combine.
- Slice croissants horizontally without cutting all the way through and fill each with the chicken salad mixture.
- Serve immediately or chill briefly before serving for enhanced flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 19g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: For added crunch, consider mixing in celery or dried cranberries. Lightly toasting the croissants before filling them can enhance their texture.