A quick and easy recipe for Classic Chicken Sandwiches with creamy mayo filling. These Deli Style chicken sandwiches are perfect for lunches, picnics and gatherings.

These Chicken Sandwiches are a staple at my home. There is not a single week that goes by when I don’t make these. I keep the creamy chicken filling in the fridge and its ready to use for making lunch sandwiches.

These sandwiches are kids friendly, ideal to pack for them in lunchbox, picnics and parties.

Ingridients in Chicken Sandwich

Here is what goes in my chicken sandwiches :

Chicken – I like to boil the chicken breast freshly. Just boil it along with salt and little bit of vinegar.You can also use left over chicken roast or store-bought roast chicken.
Mayonaise – Use good quality whole egg mayonnaise.
Sour cream – makes the filling creamy filling without it being overly greasy from using just mayonnaise only. You can also use Greek Yogurt if sour cream is not available.
Bread – use freshly bought bread that’s soft. Usually, white bread is used for chicken sandwiches but you can use any bread of your choice – white, whole meal, rye or multigrain.
Pickles – add little kick to the filling. Use your favourite pickles. You can even substitute with jalapenos or capers. Try out my homemade Pickled Jalapenos.
Spring Onion – Use the green part of spring onions.
Chilli Sauce – A dash of chilli sauce or hot sauce to add flavour
Salt and pepper – seasoning is essential, use freshly cracked black pepper instead of black pepper powder.

How to Make Chicken Sandwiches

It’s probably the most simple of thing you can make. Not trying to reinvent the wheel here but just want to share how I make my chicken sandwiches.

Boil the chicken – I boil the chicken in water along with some salt and vinegar. Allow it to cool down.

Shred the chicken finely. Thats, the key to making these chicken sandwiches. To save time and effort of doing it by hands. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer. It shreds the chciken very finely which results in creamy chicken filling.

Add the all ingredients for creamy filling and mix it well using a spatula.

Spread the mixture over the bread. Use a generous amount of filling. Its should be around 1/2 an inch in thickness.

Cut the crust. Its your choice if you want to keep the crust. I think for parties etc the sandwiches look smore presentable if the crust is removed.

Cut the sandwiches into half diagonally. I like to cut them in small quarters to make bite sized sandwiches. They can also be cut into rectangles.

What Makes these Chicken Sandwiches the best

Shred the chicken using a hand held beater or stand mixer. Yes, it may sound absurd, but this makes chicken shred thinly. It results in creamy filling without any chunky bits of chicken.
Good Quality Mayonnaise is essential for making best chicken sandwiches. Use whole egg mayo, it’s got better flavour. Avoid Light or reduced fat mayonnaise as they are a bit sweet.
Use Sour cream along with mayonnaise. It makes chicken sandwiches light and less oily. Substitute it with full fat yoghurt.
Feel free to make additions to the filling by adding celery, dill and even nuts like walnuts. You can also add some lettuce.

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Can you make Chicken Sandwiches Ahead ?

Yes !! that’s what I love about these sandwiches. You can prepare the filling ahead and keep it in fridge for up to 3 days. The sandwiches can last in the fridge for a day. Cover them up with a cling to keep the bread fresh and moist.