Gluten Free Crock Pot Chicken Salad Sandwich Sliders feature tangy Crock Pot Chicken Salad served as open faced sandwiches! This crock pot chicken recipe is healthy, easy, mayo free, and egg free ! So good for a quick meal, light lunch, appetizer, or food prep for the week.
This week kicked my butt. I mean like to the curb! WHOA! I lost my whole site theme last night, so bear with me again here. And I apologize if this happens again! Haha, oh the joy of blogging!
But do you have those weeks? The weeks you just know are going to be hard? It’s like one thing after another and you come to realize you just need to refocus and get through it. Survive! This week I survived with the help of my crock pot and a batch of crockpot chicken salad! Which of course I made into gluten-free sandwich sliders …… which of course are another easy game day appetizer, but that’s beside the point (for now). And not really where I was going with this.
Here is my point. Crock pot recipes are LIFESAVERS! And sometimes you just need a good reliable chicken recipe to ALWAYS have on hand. Crock pot and chicken. The two golden stars of food prep! Super convenient and healthy and easy.
But do you want to know the irony of all this? I don’t even chicken salad. I take that back, I don’t like traditional chicken salad. Mayo and I are not the best of friends, especially now since I have to be careful with my egg intake. Again besides the point. Where were was I? Oh ya, no mayo chicken salad. Yes, traditional mayo chicken salad is kinda bland to me.
But…
This is where having that crockpot chicken comes in hand! Crock pot chicken is 10x more flavorful and juicy! It’s perfect for making any chicken salad sandwich and/ or sliders without it being chewy or dry.
So I know what you’re thinking. How did this crockpot chicken salad save my week? I mean it is just chicken salad and it is just a crockpot recipe. Um, No! It’s not just that.
It’s the fact that I made this whole chicken in the crockpot from frozen! FROZEN being key here ya’ll!
Hallelujah praise the Lord! All that was left to do afterwards was to mix with my tangy chicken salad ingredients, then serve on toast, sliders, bed of salad, or in a sandwich.
Trust me, for a girl who’s go to meal is eggs, chicken saved the day. Heck, it saved my week.
OK. Now about this secret sauce for this tangy chicken salad. You might not guess what I used.You have to promise to try it once though, ok? It’s super good for the gut health and gut bacteria. But don’t worry, I’ll give you an alternative as well.
Crock Pot Chicken Salad Sandwich Sliders
Crock Pot Chicken Salad Sandwich Sliders {Gluten Free, Mayo Free}
Ingredients
FOR CROCK POT
- 1 lb young whole chicken (thawed or frozen)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp dried herbs
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 6- 8 oz vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 cups of shredded chicken (from crock pot)
- 3 tbsp creme fraiche or tangy plain yogurt/kefir yogurt
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 black pepper
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- Broth from the crock pot (just a few tbsp)
- Optional chopped basil leaves ( 2 tbsp)
- Lemon juice (1 tbsp)
- Gluten free rolls (see notes for brand)
- Red cabbage slaw or chopped
INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN SALAD MIX
Directions
- Combine your frozen whole chicken in crock pot with the broth and first 7 ingredients (oil, herbs, broth, balsamic vinegar being last). Make sure you spread the herbs evenly over chicken and same with salt/pepper/oil.
- If frozen, cook on high for 3-4 hrs or until no longer pink.
- Remove from crock pot and keep 1/4 cup of the broth for later.
- Shred chicken and remove the skin while doing so.
- Place 2 cups of your crock pot shredded chicken in a large bowl. Store the rest in tupperware and keep for later.
- Add your creme fraiche or yogurt, onion, mustard, pepper, salt, and a few tbsp of the broth from the crock pot to your chicken bowl.
- Mix all together.
- Add your lemon juice and any additional herbs or seasoning you'd like. I added fresh basil as well.
- Slice and toast your gluten free rolls. Add a spoonful of raw cabbage on top of each and then spoon your chicken salad on top. Serve and enjoy!
- See notes on how to make your own creme fraiche!
Recipe Notes
If you want to make your own creme fraiche. Just add 1 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons buttermilk. Cover and let is stand at room temp for at least 10 hrs. Or overnight. It will thicken and it's divine! Keep in fridge for up to 10 days!
For the gluten free rolls, we used Udis gluten free French Rolls
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So did you catch the special tangy sauce addition? Yes, it’s creme fraiche! But you can easily just use plain greek or kefir yogurt. I got hooked on homemade creme fraiche when we were in New Zealand. Do you think it’s a sign we should move? Just kidding. Kinda..
Try it! Make your own creme fraiche!
Just add 1 cup whipping cream with 2 tablespoons buttermilk. Cover and let is stand at room temp for at least 10 hrs. Or overnight. It will thicken and it’s divine! Keep in fridge for up to 10 days!
Did you know that creme fraiche has way more beneficial gut bacteria than yogurt! yep, lower lactose and better for gut health! YAY!
Cheers to a FABULOUS WEEKEND! Let’s hope so!
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This is the best looking reliable crockpot chicken recipe I have ever seen! It seriously looks amazing and dreamy and everything you did with it is just perfection! Love your photos as well 🙂
you are too good to me! <3
This week kicked my butt too! School was a lot of work and interviewing at gyms. So many changes. You know me and my crockpot are BFFs! This may be happening this weekend I have no time!
um yes, let’s call it a week and take a vacation.. maybe?
I can’t believe you made this from a whole frozen chicken! We are big chicken salad lovers over here but I’d never have thought to attempt it in a slow cooker – incredible.
Love this crockpot recipe. Wishing you a restful weekend ahead, dear Lindsay! Hang in there!
thanks so much liz! xxoo
I’m not sure if you know this but I’m obsessed with chicken salad. This sounds absolutely delicious and healthy too! YAY yogurt as the base.
maybe miguel will eat vs mcdonalds. haha kidding.. kinda
Love the yogurt base. I think it even adds more to the recipe than mayo, because the tang is just so vibrant and fresh (LIKE YOU AND ME). Love this! Pinning!
Sorry to hear about your week! That was me last week, for sure. I’ve totally never thought to use the crockpot to make chicken for chicken salad. I definitely don’t utilize my crockpot enough!
Yum yum! This is definitely going on the weekly menu!!Hope you have a great weekend and a much better week next week ❤
No words can describe how much I love crock pot chicken, it’s so tender and delicious! I’m not a mayo fan either so I love your add-in of yogurt instead. These sliders look bomb!
Crockpots are the best! Unless you run out of liners and it takes 5 days to soak. Then they’re a pain in the ass. lol. But I would risk the soaking chance on making this! delicious. Hopefully next week is amazing and lighter!
This looks amazing!! I LOVE my slow cooker — would use it every day if possible so I can’t wait to try this!!
O man, these bites are awesome! Way to use the slow cooker!
There is something in the air this week. I’ve been on edge all week feeling like I’m about to fall apart at any minute, this isn’t normal for me at all! I hope you have lots of luck restoring everything, so sorry things are falling apart, but yay for a simple, easy meal 🙂
yes, this week was brutal! LOL! yay for simple indeed
Crockpot recipes ARE life savers! I cannot believe it took me so long to get on board. We use it weekly now. Can’t wait to get home and try this – I love chicken salad.
I know, right? Let’s see what else we can make in it. I bet you have tons of ideas!
I love chicken salad! I’ve been. Craving a lot of it lately for sandwiches, since I can’t eat lunch meat. Gotta find the substitutions!
oh i bet you do! what are you craving these days?
Love, love, love this! I love to buy the whole organic chickens at Costco, but I’m getting tired of a traditional oven-roasted bird. This looks like the PERFECT answer! I’m also a huge chicken salad fan (mayo or otherwise), so I’m going to run off and print this recipe so that I can remember to make it soon!
And I’m so sorry that you’ve had a rough week. We’ve all been there! TGIF!!
oh you gotta love costco! life saver as well!
FRiggin A!! Lost the whole theme! It all looks good to me – that is how talented you are!!!!! So sorry!!!!!
I am easy as you know. I add to chicken what I do to my tuna fish, meatloaf on the blog today – LAZY ME! I add the low sodium salsa, hot &sweet mustard, spices, some power greens if I want… bam – I’m done!
OR I take the chicken white meat only from TJ’s, add their low sodium salsa over it, mix it up, heat it in the microwave a little & eat – I am so boring!!!!
YOURS LOOKS FANTASTIC! & love in the rolls!!!!
hat sounds FAB to me!
whoops, meant to say that ALL SOUNDS FAB! I like your style
Your site looks fine to me BTW – and homemade creme fraiche!?!?! I had no clue that was the secret ingredient! Crock pot came to my rescue too this week – makes one winner of a chicken dinner eh?!
Have a wonderful weekend Lindsay
I survived this week with the help of my Hubby. He fed me every night and patted my back when I could no longer sit up. The man is a godsend. I shall have to show him how to use the crockpot.
does your husband mind if i come over? I need support. LOL!
The last two weeks kicked my butt royally!! I feel you friend, and hope this week is better for you! I have been obsessed with chicken in the crock for salads and stuff. this is a yum twist and I shall add it to my list 🙂
I LOVE chicken salads!
it’s gotta be a southern thing, right?
Mmmmm I must admit that I love mayo, but THESE?! These look like the real winner!! I usually default to chicken soup in the crock pot. Or vietnamese noodle soup (pho) 🙂
okay i need that recipe! YUM!
Are you buying organic fryers? What are your thoughts on meat organic vs non for meals like this from a nutritional and long-term health perspective?
I try to buy grassfed beef and chicken when I can. I think 5280 meat is awesome for this! But to save money, buying a whole chicken or parts of a cow or pork at farmers market can be more budget friendly. Nutritional stand point, I think organic is better but you gotta do whatcha can when you can, right?
Would you share a link for the gluten free rolls in the pictures for this recipe? They look amazing!
sure thing! We used Udis French Rolls http://amzn.to/2sUk1KJ