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My son devours these shredded chicken sandwiches, packed with protein and once you've made the filling it makes sandwich making a breeze for the week!

Shredded chicken sandwiches stacked on a wooden board and held together with a bamboo toothpick.

Why This Recipe Works

Creamy, crunchy and yum
Makes lunchbox packing easy
Full of protein

Ingredients you will need

To make my take on shredded chicken sandwiches you will need

A dish of shredded chicken, small bowl of mayonnaise, celery sticks cottage cheese and slices of bread laid out on a bench top.

Ingredient Notes and Substitutes

Cottage cheese: can be substituted for ricotta cheese, store-bought cottage cheese with chives is also lovely in this recipe.
Mayonnaise: Choose your favourite, it's also lovely with aioli if you like garlic!
Salt and Pepper: Don't forget to season the shredded chicken sandwich filling to your liking once you have made it.
Shredded Chicken: Make your own from poached chicken breast or use store-bought
Dijon mustard: A teaspoon of mustard adds a nice kick (that I love but my son doesn't)
Avocado: If I'm making this shredded chicken salad mix to eat straight away, I also like to add half a mashed avocado, for extra creaminess and lovely healthy fats. (But if I'm making the mix in advance for sandwiches over the week I don't add the avocado as it goes brown. )
Bread: Use your favourite bread, bun, wrap or even try the filling in a lettuce cup.

I am an ambassador for Countdown supermarket, they support my blog by providing ingredients for recipe creation and testing. I used chicken breasts to make my own shredded chicken and cottage cheese from their range in this recipe.

Step-by-step instructions

Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Shredded Chicken Sandwich Recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.

Make your own shredded chicken

Poach chicken breasts
Use two forks to pull it apart and make your own shredded chicken
Store in an airtight container

A glass bowl of poached chicken being shredded with the two fork method.

Step one: Dice the celery sticks

Diced celery on a round wooden chopping board.

Step two: Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, and stir until all the ingredients until well combined. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.

Shredded chicken, cottage cheese, diced celery and mayonnaise in a glass mixing bowl.

Step three: Spread thickly on a slice of bread, and top with a second slice of bread.

Four slices of bread on a wooden tray, two of them spread with chicken salad.

Enjoy

A stainless steel lunch box packed with chicken salad sandwiches,

Top Tips

Here is how you can make these shredded chicken sandwiches perfectly every time!

I make the chicken sandwich filling straight into a container with a lid, so that I can easily store it in the refrigerator for making more sandwiches over the next few days
Season: don't forget to season to taste once you have made the filling.
Be sure to try the other additions I suggested.... avocado and Dijon mustard to make these sandwiches a bit more special.

A lid being held above a glass container filled with chicken salad.

Other sandwich ideas for you

A stainless steel lunch box packed with fruit, crackers, biscuits and chicken salad sandwiches,

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Shredded Chicken Sandwiches

High protein shredded chicken sandwiches that are easy to make, absolutely delicious and perfect for a packed lunch box.

Print Pin Rate

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: shredded chicken sandwiches, chicken salad sandwiches

Servings: Sandwiches

Calories: 255kcal

RATE THIS RECIPE

4.17 from 6 votes

Ingredients

180 grams Shredded chicken
½ cup cottage cheese 100 grams
2 Tablespoons Mayonnaise 35 grams
100 grams Celery 3 sticks
12 slices bread

Instructions

If you wish you can make your own shredded chicken by Poaching chicken breasts Then use two forks to pull it apart and make your own shredded chicken.
Dice the celery sticks
Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, and stir until all the ingredients until well combined. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
Spread thickly on a slice of bread, and top with a second slice of bread.

Notes

I make the chicken sandwich filling straight into a container with a lid, so that I can easily store it in the refrigerator for making more sandwiches over the next few days
Season: don't forget to season to taste once you have made the filling.
Be sure to try the other additions I suggested.... avocado and Dijon mustard to make these sandwiches a bit more special.
Cottage cheese: can be substituted for ricotta cheese, store-bought cottage cheese with chives is also lovely in this recipe.
Mayonnaise: Choose your favourite, it's also lovely with aioli if you like garlic!
Salt and Pepper: Don't forget to season the shredded chicken sandwich filling to your liking once you have made it.
Shredded Chicken: Make your own from poached chicken breast or use store-bought
Dijon mustard: A teaspoon of mustard adds a nice kick (that I love but my son doesn't)
Avocado: If I'm making this shredded chicken salad mix to eat straight away, I also like to add half a mashed avocado, for extra creaminess and lovely healthy fats. (But if I'm making the mix in advance for sandwiches over the week I don't add the avocado as it goes brown. )
Bread: Use your favourite bread, bun, wrap or even try the filling in a lettuce cup.
I make the chicken sandwich filling straight into a container with a lid, so that I can easily store it in the refrigerator for making more sandwiches over the next few days
Season: don't forget to season to taste once you have made the filling.
Be sure to try the other additions I suggested.... avocado and Dijon mustard to make these sandwiches a bit more special.