If you love chicken salad, you need to give this Copycat Willow Tree Chicken Salad with Added Bacon a try. It’s full of flavor and tastes a lot like the original, but you can easily make it at home with fresh and flavorful ingredients. If you love eating chicken salad in a bowl, on a roll, or even on top of your favorite salad, this recipe will blow you away. It’s perfect to have for lunch, dinner, or a snack.
Willow Tree is a brand that produces high-quality chicken salad available for purchase. If you’ve ever tasted this chicken salad, you’ve probably found yourself wondering how you could mimic that incredible flavor. The fresh chicken tastes amazing combined with the other ingredients, including the crispy pieces of bacon and finely chopped celery. Whether you’ve tried it in the past or not, use this recipe to prepare the incredible Copycat Willow Tree Chicken Salad with Added Bacon because it won’t disappoint.
Which type of chicken will I need?
If you’re planning to make the Copycat Willow Tree Chicken Salad with Bacon, you’ll need a pound of chicken breast or a handy cooked rotisserie chicken from the supermarket. Be sure to cook the chicken breast if going that route and shred it into pieces. If you don’t want to go through the process of cooking the chicken, then just buy the rotisserie chicken and shred that into pieces for this recipe.
Which bacon should I use?
Use your favorite brand and type of bacon. It’s fine to use turkey bacon if you don’t like pork bacon. Once you’ve selected the brand and type of bacon, cook it, drain it, and then crumble into pieces or chop it into small pieces that you can add into the mixing bowl with the shredded chicken, mayo, celery, and more. You dont have to add it but I love it!
Do I need to use a certain type of mayo?
You don’t need to use a certain brand or type of mayo. Use what you have available in your fridge and enjoy eating. If you’re not sure which brand to choose, Hellmann’s and Duke’s are two great options. If you prefer Miracle Whip, you can use it in this recipe, but it won’t taste the same as the original recipe because of the sweetness that Miracle Whip has to it.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb chicken breast cooked and shredded OR one large rotisserie chicken shredded
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 6 slices bacon cooked, cooled, and chopped or crumbled
- 3 Tbs. celery finely chopped
- 3 Tbs. onion finely chopped
- 1 Tbs. brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- S+P to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients.
- Adjust the salt and pepper to your preference
- serve on a croissant or your favorite bread
- ENJOY!