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Rotisserie Chicken Salad with Cream Cheese and Apples

Rotisserie Chicken Salad with Cream Cheese and Apples is creamy, crunchy, packed with flavor and comes together quickly for a delicious no-stress meal.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Assembly Time 5 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups rotisserie chicken chopped
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 3 green onions finely diced
  • 1/2 cup celery diced
  • 1/2 cup honeycrisp or granny smith apples diced
  • 1/3 cup craisins
  • 2 tsp lemon juice divided
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp salt I use seasoned salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp dill seasoning optional, (I use dash o' dill)

Method
 

  1. Add the chopped apples to a bowl of cold water with 1 tsp of lemon juice and allow to soak for a few minutes to prevent browning.
  2. Place the softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, remaining lemon juice, salt, pepper, and dill seasoning to a bowl and whisk until smooth.
  3. Add the chopped chicken and stir together with the sauce.
  4. Drain the apples and allow to dry or pat dry, you don't want to water down your sauce.
  5. Add the apples, craisins, celery, and green onion to the chicken mixture and fold together.
  6. Serve immediately on a bed of lettuce, croissant, or serve with pita chips.
  7. Refrigerate leftovers up to 3 days.