Cream cheese, sour cream and sugar combined together make this copycat chicken salad chick grape salad recipe the ideal potluck dessert or side dish to any family dinner! Plus it travels well so can also serve as an ideal dessert travels well too.
Cream Cheese
A rich base for this delicious recipe is created using cream cheese, sour cream and sugar. Plus, juicy seedless grapes in both red and green hues as well as crunching pecans add an irresistibly crunchy twist!
Grape salad is an ideal dish to bring to potlucks and other family celebrations, serving both as an appetiser or sweet dessert, making an impressionful statement at Thanksgiving or Easter dinner table.
This gluten-free fruit salad can be prepared and stored in the fridge ahead of time for any special event, making a tasty change from traditional fruit salad recipes. Just be sure to cover your bowl tightly when keeping it chilled until ready to serve.
Sour Cream
Luckily, it’s possible to make Chicken Salad Chick’s signature side dish right in your own kitchen! Perfect as lunch or light supper and stored for several days in the fridge!
Make a delicious cream cheese dessert using softened cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla extract and sugar mixed in an electric mixer until combined and smooth. Carefully fold halved seedless grapes into the mixture before transferring it to a serving bowl for presentation topped off with brown sugar and chopped pecans just prior to serving.
This creamy side is ideal for potluck or family dinner events and would be especially appropriate during holidays like Thanksgiving and Easter. Plus, it travels well so would make an easy addition to a picnic spread! Plus, this recipe can easily be doubled if feeding an audience!
Sugar
Stacey Brown, founder of Chicken Salad Chick restaurant chain, started her food business journey by selling homemade chicken salad door-to-door. As this endeavor proved so successful, Stacey decided to open a restaurant where she could provide more than just chicken salad dishes.
Grapes are an integral component of this classic southern side dish, adding an abundance of sweet flavour and crunch from pecans – perfect accompaniments for creamy cream cheese dressing! Don’t miss this delicious addition to your next southern meal!
Customize this recipe even further by adding mini marshmallows or more brown sugar to the cream cheese mixture prior to folding in grapes. I have had great results with replacing sugar with Whole Earth Sweetener (a blend of stevia, monk fruit extract and erythritol) instead.
Grapes
Red and green seedless grapes tossed in a creamy dressing with brown sugar and pecans is an irresistibly satisfying dish for potlucks, Easter or any festive meal; and also makes an exquisite dessert! Be sure to rinse the grapes well prior to patting dry!
This recipe utilizes common pantry ingredients that many of us already possess in our refrigerators, making preparation simple and preparation ahead of time possible. Plus, making it yourself saves both money and effort compared to ordering at a restaurant!
Place cream cheese, sour cream and sugar into a mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to combine until they become smooth. Gently fold in grapes before topping with brown sugar and pecans as garnishings before serving.
Pecans
Chicken Salad Chick is known for their delectable chicken recipes, but their grape salad stands out! Combining juicy grapes with velvety cream cheese and crunchy pecans – making this dish ideal to bring along to potlucks, picnics or family dinners.
This copycat recipe is simple to make and always makes an impactful statement at parties or barbecues, while also serving as an elegant dessert choice on Thanksgiving or Easter.
Combine cream cheese, sour cream and sugar in a large bowl; use an electric mixer to beat until combined and smooth. Fold in red and green grapes gently; transfer to serving bowl and place in refrigerator before topping off with brown sugar and chopped pecans just prior to serving.