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Chicken salad copycats
Posted on 3/29/18 at 9:17 pm
Posted on 3/29/18 at 9:17 pm
Looking for Maxwell’s and/or Calvin’s copycat recipes. I can not afford this pregnancy craving anymore!
This post was edited on 3/29/18 at 9:18 pm
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Posted on 3/29/18 at 9:22 pm to LittleLady
They must use a food processor
Posted on 3/30/18 at 7:21 am to LittleLady
There's a lot of speculation about the recipe.. I've found that combining equal parts of mayonnaise and sour cream and using Mt. Olive sweet salad cubes instead of sweet pickle relish comes pretty close.
Posted on 3/30/18 at 12:52 pm to bdevill
Thanks! I’ve also seen cream cheese mentioned. I will do some experimenting.
Posted on 3/30/18 at 1:01 pm to LittleLady
I've also seen Ranch dressing mentioned.. I've tried powdered and liquid in various amts. Doesn't work.
My grandmother made it by boiling the chicken first, stuffed with onion, onion tops, parsley, garlic and celery. Then she'd moisten the chicken salad with a little of that broth. It was almost identical to Calvins.
My grandmother made it by boiling the chicken first, stuffed with onion, onion tops, parsley, garlic and celery. Then she'd moisten the chicken salad with a little of that broth. It was almost identical to Calvins.
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 7:14 am
Posted on 3/30/18 at 2:02 pm to bdevill
It's been alleged that Calvin's uses powered ranch that's not available anymore.
ETA: Full disclosure, I've never been to Louisiana nor been to Calvin's, it's just what I've picked up on this board over the years
ETA: Full disclosure, I've never been to Louisiana nor been to Calvin's, it's just what I've picked up on this board over the years
This post was edited on 3/30/18 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 3/30/18 at 3:23 pm to KosmoCramer
It's good, but vastly overpriced for the tennis set in Bocage, I prefer Costco with all those crunchy celery bits.
Posted on 3/30/18 at 3:28 pm to andouille
I don't like celery or fruit in my chicken salad.
Posted on 3/30/18 at 4:08 pm to KosmoCramer
I like mathernes chicken salad better and it's much cheaper...
I don't like the snobby attitude at Calvin's...thats why I quit shopping there
I hope whole foods runs them out of business....
I don't like the snobby attitude at Calvin's...thats why I quit shopping there
I hope whole foods runs them out of business....
Posted on 3/30/18 at 5:06 pm to tigers1956
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I hope whole foods runs them out of business....
Whole Foods is in more danger of being shuttered than Calvin's, ironically because of the poor quality of service.
This post was edited on 3/30/18 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 3/30/18 at 5:32 pm to LittleLady
Rouse’s has my favorite chicken salad. Spread that on Evangeline Maid white bread and I’m in heaven
Posted on 3/30/18 at 11:10 pm to tigers1956
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Chicken salad copycats
I like mathernes chicken salad better and it's much cheaper...
I don't like the snobby attitude at Calvin's...thats why I quit shopping there
I hope whole foods runs them out of business....
Don’t know the price difference but I can say I’ve known Calvin since he was about 14 and was a bag boy at the then Bocage Piggly Wiggly and I can say for certain, after shopping there all of my adult life, there is zero snobby attitude.
And he thrives despite Whole Foods.
Posted on 3/31/18 at 6:13 am to Martini
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I can say for certain, after shopping there all of my adult life, there is zero snobby attitude.
I have never seen snobbery from him, either. Nice guy and takes pride in his business.
People wishing Whole Foods would put him out of business gotta be closet communists.
Re: recipie. I have tried several ways, including the aforementioned dry ranch packets - which I found to be very close, tbh. Actually have a whole fryer in my fridge to boil today after the last sack of crawfish ... to make chicken salad. Chicken, Mayo, Celery, Green Onion, S&P, a little Garlic Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder in the food processor here.
Posted on 3/31/18 at 6:46 am to tigers1956
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the snobby attitude at Calvin's...
hope whole foods runs them out of business....
Lots of dumbassery in this.
Posted on 3/31/18 at 9:15 am to LittleLady
It’s been discussed many times here’s a thread which also has a link to another thread.
LINK
If you figure it out, let us know!
LINK
If you figure it out, let us know!
Posted on 3/31/18 at 9:57 am to Gris Gris
Posted on 3/31/18 at 9:58 am to Martini
But they told me they don’t make it anymore. :(
Posted on 3/31/18 at 1:13 pm to tigers1956
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I don't like the snobby attitude at Calvin's...thats why I quit shopping there
[sarcasm]
I know just what you mean. I can feel the snobbery just oozing out of Calvin when he comes over to my lane and chats while he's bagging my groceries.
[/sarcasm]
This post was edited on 3/31/18 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 3/31/18 at 5:37 pm to tigers1956
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I don't like the snobby attitude at Calvin's...thats why I quit shopping there
That’s strange. As many times as I’ve been in that store, I’ve never noticed any snobbery at all. Those folks are always friendly and helpful. Do you have feelings of inferiority on occasion?
Whole Foods and Calvin’s have existed together for a number of years, along with Maxwell’s. They all seem to doing just fine.
Posted on 4/1/18 at 7:10 am to tigers1956
The only place in BR where they will NOT let a line build up. Calvin himself will check you out if you are waiting. Best service ever.
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