Copycat Subway Chicken Salad Recipe and Video (2024)

Home » From Fast Food to Fine Dining: Copycat Restaurant Recipes for Every Taste! » Subway Apple Orchard Chicken Salad Sub

by Stephanie Manley, Last Updated 16 Comments

Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe

Subway Apple Orchard Chicken Salad is a seasonal menu item at Subway. Last year, I found this wonderful chicken salad too late. I only had it once before it was taken off of the menu.

So this year when this chicken salad packed with apples, celery, chicken, and cherry-infused cranberries was available, I made a beeline to Subway. This recipe isn’t their secret anymore.

Copycat Subway Chicken Salad Recipe and Video (1)

Table of Contents

Apple Orchard Chicken Salad

I took a couple of liberties with this apple orchard chicken salad recipe. They use only red apples, but I used one red, and one granny smith apple because I liked the flavor that the two apples gave.

I also choose to use cherry craisins. I thought the cherry added a little extra sweet touch. If you don’t have these available the regular ones will taste just as good.

This recipe is made with light mayonnaise so we go a little lighter than using regular mayonnaise. This recipe could be made with regular mayonnaise as well, but I think it may be a little too heavy.

Does Subway Have Chicken Salad?

Subway has a seasonal menu item with their Orchard Chicken Salad. This menu item comes off and on their menu from time to time. You can make the Subway chicken salad at home anytime with this easy copycat recipe.

Subway Chicken Salad Sandwich Ingredients

Here’s a list of what you need:

  • Cooked chicken breast
  • Red apple (Honeycrisp recommended)
  • Granny smith apple
  • Lemon juice
  • Chopped celery
  • Cherry Craisins
  • Light mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste

You can add some toasted almond slivers to this salad if desired.

Copycat Subway Chicken Salad Recipe and Video (2)

How to Make Subways Orchard Chicken Salad

  1. Chop both apples into small cubes and place them into a bowl.
  2. Sprinkle lemon juice over the apples.
  3. Add chicken, celery, and cranberries. Stir to combine.
  4. Add mayonnaise and stir well.
  5. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Refrigerate the salad for at least 1 hour before serving.

Orchard chicken apple salad stays fresh in your refrigerator for several days. It’s a great make-ahead chicken salad. Then you can quickly make a delicious sandwich when you are ready.

Copycat Subway Chicken Salad Recipe and Video (3)

What to serve with a chicken salad sub?

Your Orchard Chicken Salad goes very well with a side of potato chips, or a bowl of fresh fruit. You may also want to enjoy this with some potato salad.

How to store Subway’s Orchard Chicken Salad

You should store any unused portion of this chicken salad in an airtight container and place it in a refrigerator. This apple chicken salad will last for up to five days when stored in a refrigerator.

Love chicken salad? Try these recipes!

  • Chicken Salad Chick Chicken Salad
  • Chicken Salad with Grapes
  • Chicken Salad with Mandarin Oranges
  • Jason’s Deli Chicken Salad
  • Newks Chicken Salad
  • Pecan Chicken Salad

Favorite Fast Food Recipes

  • Burger King Whopper
  • Chick Fil A Chicken Sandwich
  • KFC Coleslaw
  • Panda Express Chow Mein
  • Taco Bell Potatoes
  • Whataburger Patty Melt
  • White Castle Burgers

Check out more of my easy sandwich recipes and the best fast food recipes here on CopyKat!

Subway Apple Orchard Chicken Salad

You can make the Subway Apple Orchard Chicken Salad at home with this easy copycat recipe.

5 from 10 votes

Print Pin Rate Add to Collection

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Apple Chicken Salad, Chicken Recipes, Chicken Salad with Apples, Subway Recipes

Servings: 4

Calories: 402kcal

Author: Stephanie Manley

Ingredients

  • 1 red apple Honeycrisp recommended
  • 1 granny smith apple
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3 cups cooked chicken breast chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup cherry Craisins
  • 1 cup light mayonnaise
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Chop both apples into small cubes and place them into a bowl.

  • Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of lemon juice over the apples. This will help them from turning brown.

  • Add chopped chicken, chopped celery, and Craisins. Stir to combine.

  • Add 1 cup of light mayonnaise and stir well.

  • Depending on how the salad is coated, you may want to add an additional 1/2 cup of light mayonnaise.

  • Season with salt and pepper.

  • Refrigerate the salad in an airtight container for 1 hour before serving.

Video

Notes

You can add toasted almond slivers to this salad if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 506mg | Potassium: 416mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1.4mg

About Stephanie Manley

I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.

Stephanie is the author of CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home, and CopyKat.com's Dining Out in the Home 2.

REVEALED: Copycat Secrets for 2023

free email bonus

Yes, you CAN make it at home!I'll show you how.

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Previous Post: « Ted’s Strawberry Shortcake

Next Post: Mandarin Orange Cheesecake »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Joannsumner35

    I work at subway and you forgot the white raisins.

    Reply

  2. Adina

    Copycat Subway Chicken Salad Recipe and Video (6)
    I would think you could use vanilla or honey greek yougurt instead of mayonaise as well if you wanted to make it even healthier. 🙂
    I’m gonna try it with walnuts too.

    Reply

  3. Fozzie62

    Our subway salad had golden raisins in it too.

    Reply

  4. Marti

    Copycat Subway Chicken Salad Recipe and Video (7)
    I made this and it was delicious! I used a red delcious apple & a granny smith apple and used the juice from a whole lemon to prevent darkening. Thought it needed more cherry infused craisins so I probably used 3/4 cup. Instead of almonds, I used toasted pecans.. This salad tasted better the next day. This was better than SUBWAY!

    Reply

    • Stephanie

      I bet your salad is very tasty with pecans!

      Reply

  5. Georgina

    Copycat Subway Chicken Salad Recipe and Video (8)
    This was really good in a cressent roll, yum!

    Reply

  6. Laura Lee

    My local Subway’s has grapes in it’s OCS, never has had raisins. Perhaps it is the location, D/FW TX. This is one recipe I will try, Ty for sharing!
    Laura Lee

    Reply

  7. LLSinSCV

    I had this Subway sandwich on Sat Jun 4, 2011 and enjoyed it on Omega 3 grain bread at the Hollywood Bowl, Star Wars in Concert. (I had no idea it was a temporary sandwich, but just found out from my sister that she went to lunch today, 6-13-11 and it’s no longer avail… it was just a “seasonal” sandwich. Glad to see that this COPYKAT recipe very closely mimics it. I’ll be definitely making this at home. (as someone suggested, might add some walnuts to it as well).

    Reply

  8. Sharon Brand

    I love your recipies…love this salad but you guys need to do a friendlier print version. Four pages for a 1 page recipe is a waste of my paper.

    Reply

  9. Frank Laratta

    Miss Stephanie, YOU SAID TO ME ONCE THAT YOU ARE NOT A CHEF
    HOW COME YOU CAN LOOK AT A DISH AND RUN HOME AND COPY IT PERFECTLY? HUH? HUH? YOU CANT FOOL ME YOU ARE A COPYKAT CHEF! THERE I SAID IT AND I AM GLAD YOU ARE THERE
    I AM PROUD THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT A GOOD RECIPE AND COPY IT,
    THIS LOOKS GOOD. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK U HAVE THE BEST WEB ON THE AIR…..

    Reply

    • Stephanie

      Thanks so much 😉 I do taste the recipes too 😉 Thanks for the lovely compliment.

      Reply

  10. Betty

    I had it once from the restaurant. This is really delicious and now I can enjoy it without all the bread. I will definitely try the Cherry juice infused rather than the plain Craisins.Thanks for sharing this

    Reply

  11. Carol McKinney

    I grew up eating this salad and still love it. My mother always made it with chicken, celery, apples, grapes, walnuts, and mayo.

    Reply

  12. Michelle

    Great job! I can’t wait to make it! Yum!

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Copycat Subway Chicken Salad Recipe and Video (2024)

FAQs

What is in a Subway chicken salad sandwich? ›

Homestyle Chicken Salad - a new craveable and refreshing chicken salad is made fresh in restaurant using rotisserie-style chicken and mayo, topped with lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber and red onion.

How many calories are in Subway chicken salad? ›

There are 130 calories in 1 serving (358 g) of Subway Grilled Chicken Salad. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet.

Which lettuce is used in Subway salad? ›

What kind of lettuce does Subway use? Iceburg lettuce grown on their own farms. This causes less concern for patrons because we know exactly where the lettuce was grown, monitor its growing process, and thfarmers are assured profits provided they grow lettuce to subways gold standard.

What are the ingredients in Subway chicken? ›

Our U.S. Ingredients

Our oven-roasted chicken is made from chicken breast with rib meat, water, chicken flavor (sea salt, sugar, chicken stock, salt, flavors, canola oil, onion powder, garlic powder, spice, chicken fat, honey), contains 2% or less of potato starch, sodium phosphate, dextrose, carrageenan.

What is the healthiest salad from Subway? ›

Veggie Delite Salad

The Veggie Delite salad with no dressing, like the sandwich and wrap versions, is the most nutritious of the salads with 60 calories, 1g fat, 0g saturated fat, 11g carbohydrate, 6g sugar, 3g protein, and 75mg sodium.

Can we eat Subway salad during weight loss? ›

Here are some Subway menu items that can help you stay on track with your weight loss goals: 1. Veggie Delight Salad: This salad is loaded with a variety of vegetables, providing essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Opt for a lighter dressing to keep the calorie count low.

What is the healthiest chicken sandwich at Subway? ›

Rotisserie-Style Chicken

Another sandwich that you have to check out in your search for the healthiest items at Subway is the rotisserie-style chicken. You'd be surprised to learn that this sandwich is much healthier compared to its grilled chicken counterpart.

What is the healthiest salad at Subway? ›

Veggie Delite Salad

The Veggie Delite salad with no dressing, like the sandwich and wrap versions, is the most nutritious of the salads with 60 calories, 1g fat, 0g saturated fat, 11g carbohydrate, 6g sugar, 3g protein, and 75mg sodium.

What goes in a Subway salad? ›

Ingredients
  • 3 large size tomatoes sliced.
  • 2 medium size cucumber diced.
  • 2 medium size onion (cut in half slices)
  • 500 g iceburg lettuce sliced.
  • 1 medium size capsicum sliced.
  • 20 slices jalapeno.
  • 40 black olives sliced.
  • 250 gram Boiled chicken.
Sep 18, 2020

References

Top Articles
Latest Posts
Article information

Author: Jerrold Considine

Last Updated:

Views: 6071

Rating: 4.8 / 5 (78 voted)

Reviews: 85% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Jerrold Considine

Birthday: 1993-11-03

Address: Suite 447 3463 Marybelle Circles, New Marlin, AL 20765

Phone: +5816749283868

Job: Sales Executive

Hobby: Air sports, Sand art, Electronics, LARPing, Baseball, Book restoration, Puzzles

Introduction: My name is Jerrold Considine, I am a combative, cheerful, encouraging, happy, enthusiastic, funny, kind person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.