Chicken Salad Bagel Sandwich

Set your avocado toast aside and make way for this bagel sandwich. The inspiration for this recipe comes from a small bagel place near my house in New Jersey called Flander’s Bagels. It used to be the go-to spot during high school when you could leave school early.

The sandwiches on the menu were all named after celebrities and this one was called the “Howard Stern.” It consists of an “everything” bagel, toasted and topped with chicken salad, Cheddar cheese and bacon.

Chicken Salad Bagel Sandwich

Key Ingredients in This Recipe

• Chicken – This is a great way to use up leftover roast chicken. I like using chicken breast in this recipe though any cut will work.
• Cheddar Cheese – Always use sharp Cheddar when cooking. If you use mild or medium Cheddar the flavor will cook out and the recipe will be lacking in that cheesy flavor.
• Bacon – Cooking the bacon in the oven on an even layer on a baking sheet allows the bacon to cook evenly. This makes it easy to add to sandwiches. I like the smokiness the applewood smoked bacon adds, though it can easily be substituted with another in this recipe. 

How to Make a Chicken Salad Sandwich Bagel

1. Cook the bacon. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Lay the bacon out in a single layer on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy, about 20 minutes.
2. Make the chicken salad. In a medium mixing bowl stir together the chicken, mayonnaise, mustard, black pepper and cayenne until completely combined.
3. Assemble the sandwich. Preheat oven to broil. Lay the bottom halves of the bagels out on a baking sheet. Top each bagel half with a scoop of the chicken salad and top with a slice of cheese.
4. Broil to melt the cheese. Broil until the cheese is melted, about 1 to 2 minutes. Top with bacon and close up the sandwiches. Slice in half and serve.

Tips and Tricks for This Recipe

The chicken salad portion of the recipe can be made a few days ahead of time and stored in an airtight container.

Other Recipes to Try

If you enjoy this recipe, I recommend checking out some of these:

• Classic Smoked Salmon Bagel Combo
• BLT Bagel with Hatch Chili Cream Cheese
• Porchetta, Egg and Cheese Sandwich on a Bagel

Chicken Salad Bagel Sandwich

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Serves 4

US Customary – Metric

Ingredients:

• 1 pound applewood smoked bacon
• 1 pound cooked chicken, diced
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 4 everything bagels, halved and toasted
• 4 slices sharp Cheddar cheese

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Lay the bacon out in a single layer on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy, about 20 minutes.
• In a medium mixing bowl stir together the chicken, mayonnaise, mustard, black pepper and cayenne until completely combined.
• Preheat oven to broil. Lay the bottom halves of the bagels out on a baking sheet. Top each bagel half with a scoop of the chicken salad and top with a slice of cheese.
• Broil until the cheese is melted, about 1 to 2 minutes. Top with bacon and close up the sandwiches. Slice in half and serve.

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