Mix up your side dishes with this easy and delicious chicken potato salad. Creamy, fresh and a little bit spicy, it’s perfect to serve at all your summer cookouts.
Spicy Jalapeno Potato Salad with Chicken
If you’re looking for a potato salad that will wow your guests, look no further!
This creamy chicken potato salad is made with spicy jalapeno, vegetables and chicken breast and tossed in a creamy mayo dressing. Every bite is bursting with flavor!
This is a great side dish to enjoy throughout the summer and serve at BBQs, cookouts, picnics and potlucks.
Why You’ll Love this Chicken Potato Salad Recipe:
- Make ahead: This potato salad is a great make ahead side, perfect if you are planning to serve it as part of a big feast.
- Great for a crowd: fThis recipe makes enough for 8 hearty servings so it’s a great option if you are entertaining. The leftovers are pretty tasty too!
- Quick and easy: It only takes around 10 minutes to make up a big bowl and it’s made with simple ingredients.
How to make Potato Salad with Chicken
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Mix together the chicken, potatoes, veggies, jalapeno and parsley.
- Pour over the mayonnaise dressing.
- Place the potato salad onto lettuce leaves.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve with crackers.
How long does it keep?
This chicken potato salad will keep well for 4 days. Keep it covered and refrigerated to keep it fresh for as long as possible. I like to make it at least 30 minutes ahead of time to let the flavors develop.
Because this potato salad has a mayo dressing, don’t leave it at room temperature for more than a couple of hours.
What’s the best cut of chicken to use?
I like to use chicken breast for this recipe. You can cook some up in the Instant Pot, slow cooker or oven, or use rotisserie chicken for ease. You can cube or shred it, both work great.
You can use chicken thighs if you have them to hand, but I find that breast works the best.
What do you serve it with?
This creamy potato salad is great to serve with some crackers to let people scoop it up, and I love the presentation with the lettuce leaves.
You can also serve it as more of a traditional side with grilled meats, burgers and all of your BBQ favorites!
Recipe Tips and Notes
- I like to use waxy potatoes like fingerling or red bliss that have some bite to them. If you prefer a softer potato salad use a starchy variety like Yukon Gold or Russet.
- Make sure that the potatoes and chicken are cooled before tossing with the rest of the ingredients. If still warm the mayo and cream dressing can curdle.
- If you don’t like spicy foods, you can easily omit the jalapenos, it will still be delicious!
This easy chicken potato salad will be your go to side this summer. It’s so quick and easy to make and the flavors are so fresh and vibrant. Enjoy, I know you will!
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Chicken Potato Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken breast diced or shredded
- 4 potatoes cooked and cubed
- 3 carrots diced and slightly cooked
- 1 cup peas cooked
- ¼ cup pickled jalapenos diced
- 2 Tablespoons parsley chopped
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup Mexican cream or sour cream
- Salt to taste
- 1 head of romaine lettuce or other
- 2 sleeves Ritz or Saltines or tostadas
Instructions
- In a large serving bowl, combine the chicken, potatoes, carrots, peas, jalapenos, 1 Tablespoon parsley.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the mayonnaise, Mexican cream and pepper. Pour over the chicken and combine. Taste, if it needs salt, add just a bit.
- Place the lettuce around a plate and cover with the chicken salad. Sprinkle with remaining parsley.
- Serve with crackers.
Notes
- I like to use waxy potatoes like fingerling or red bliss that have some bite to them. If you prefer a softer potato salad use a starchy variety like Yukon Gold or Russet.
- Make sure that the potatoes and chicken are cooled before tossing with the rest of the ingredients. If still warm the mayo and cream dressing can curdle.
- If you don’t like spicy foods, you can easily omit the jalapenos, it will still be delicious!
Ms White says
Made it less spicy for a Saturday braai…everyone loved it
Becky Hardin says
Thanks for stopping by and sharing!