“Marry Me Chicken” continues to reign supreme on the internet, and it’s easy to see why. The combination of creamy sauce, tender chicken, and bright sun-dried tomatoes creates a meal with tons of craveable flavor. It works as a casserole, a soup, and even when swapping in beans for the chicken. The next frontier? Chicken salad, of course.
It makes total sense to apply the “marry me” treatment to chicken salad—it already has a creamy element in the form of mayonnaise, so why not spike it with some salty Parm and fruity sun-dried tomatoes?
The resulting umami-forward, tangy sauce binds shredded chicken together perfectly for adding to a sandwich or scooping up with crackers or butter lettuce. A little bit of minced shallot cuts through the richness, and a splash of sherry vinegar (optional, but highly recommended!) underlines the tang from the tomatoes.