Avocado Chicken
Salad Sandwich
“This sandwich is one of my faves.” Rotisserie chicken, avocado, hot sauce, and celery seed mixed into the creamiest chicken salad — piled onto thick white bread with crispy fried onions and jalapeño ranch on top.
Sophia's Notes
- The jalapeño ranch from the last video is not optional here. It's what makes this a sandwich and not just a chicken salad. Make a batch first if you don't have it.
- Thick white bread, crusts off. This is not negotiable. The crust-to-filling ratio matters and you want more filling.
- Don't over-mash the avocado. You want chunks — it should add creaminess and texture, not turn the whole thing green and smooth.
- The crispy fried onions (French's are great) add the crunch that makes this feel complete. Don't skip them or substitute regular onions.
- Celery seed is doing a lot of quiet work here. It gives you the celery flavor without the texture — great for people who pick celery out of things.
- Rotisserie chicken is the move. Don't cook your own unless you already have leftovers — it's not worth the extra time for this one.
Ingredients
- 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded
- 2 avocados
- 3–4 tbsp mayo
- hot sauce, to taste
- ½ tsp celery seed
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup crispy fried onions (like French's)
- 8 slices thick-cut white bread, crusts removed
- jalapeño ranch sauce, for topping
Need the sauce?
The jalapeño ranch referenced in this recipe is from Sophia's previous video.
Get the Jalapeño Ranch recipeInstructions
- 1
Shred the chicken
Pull the meat off the rotisserie chicken and shred or chop it into bite-sized pieces. Add it to a large bowl. Dark meat, white meat, all of it.
- 2
Add the avocado
Scoop in both avocados and fold them through the chicken. Mash lightly as you go — you want some creaminess but keep chunks. This isn’t guacamole.
- 3
Season and mix
Add the mayo, a good hit of hot sauce, celery seed, salt, and pepper. Mix everything together well. Taste it. Adjust the hot sauce, add a little more mayo if you want it creamier. Get it exactly where you want it.
- 4
Build the sandwich
Cut the crusts off your thick white bread slices. Scoop a generous amount of chicken salad onto one slice — don’t be shy.
- 5
Fried onions and jalapeño ranch
Add a good handful of crispy fried onions on top of the chicken salad. Drizzle jalapeño ranch sauce over everything. Top with the second slice of bread.
- 6
Happiness
That’s it. Cut it in half if you’d like. Eat immediately — the fried onions are best right away before they soften.
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