Chicken Salad Chick sells one product in a dozen versions, and the names tell you absolutely nothing about what is in them. “Fancy Nancy” could be anything. This page fixes that: what is actually in every flavor, how hot the spicy ones really are, which contain nuts or dairy, and which to order if you have never been before.
All flavors are priced identically — roughly $5.49 for a single scoop — so choosing is purely about taste, not budget. If price is what brought you here, the full price list has every format costed out.
The shortcut
Answer two questions and you have eliminated most of the menu. Do you want fruit in it? That splits the board roughly in half. Do you want heat? That leaves you with three or four. Then ask for samples of those — free, and expected.
The twelve permanent flavors
These are on the board at every location, all year. Heat dots below indicate relative spice, not absolute Scoville — even the hottest is manageable for most people.
Classic Carol
The base recipe every other flavor is built on: hand-pulled chicken, finely minced celery, mayonnaise and the house secret seasoning. Nothing else.
Olivia's Old South
Classic Carol with sweet pickles and chopped hard-boiled egg folded through — the closest thing on the menu to a church-potluck chicken salad.
Fancy Nancy
Fuji apples, red grapes and pecans. The fruit-and-nut flavor people order when they want something that eats like a salad rather than a sandwich filling.
Sassy Scotty
Ranch seasoning, crispy bacon and shredded cheddar. Consistently the flavor staff recommend to first-timers who don't want fruit in their chicken salad.
Dixie Chick
Classic Carol plus finely chopped onion. Simple, sharp and the most sandwich-friendly of the savory options.
Fruity Fran
Grapes, Fuji apples and pineapple. The lightest-tasting flavor on the board and usually the lowest in calories.
Cranberry Kelli
Dried cranberries and slivered almonds. Tart, chewy and the flavor that sells hardest between October and December.
Buffalo Barclay
Buffalo sauce blended straight into the chicken salad. Tangy and vinegar-forward rather than purely hot.
Jalapeño Holly
Diced jalapeños through the classic base. Fresh, vegetal heat that builds instead of hitting immediately.
Kickin' Kay Lynne
Buffalo sauce, ranch, bacon, cheddar, jalapeños and sriracha in one scoop. The hottest and most loaded flavor on the permanent menu.
Lauryn's Lemon Basil
Fresh basil, lemon pepper seasoning and pecans. Bright and herby — the flavor most often described as tasting “expensive”.
Barbie-Q
Hickory-smoked barbecue seasoning. Sweet and smoky, and the one children pick most often after Classic Carol.
Seasonal and limited-time flavors
Two to three limited-time flavors rotate through each year. The one currently on the board is Maui Mama. Retired flavors are listed below them because people keep looking for them and few sites will simply say they are gone.
Maui Mama Summer 2026 — on the menu now
Pineapple, bacon and jalapeño. Available June 1 – August 29, 2026, and in 2026 it also came as the Maui Mama Melt — served on a toasted croissant with melted cheddar and crispy bacon.
~280 calories per scoop
Jill Pickle Spring 2026 — ended
Chopped dill pickles, made from the same dill spears served alongside meals. Ran through May 30, 2026 alongside Spicy Dill Pickle chips and a new Peach Tea.
~340 calories per scoop
Greek Goddess Winter 2026 — ended
Kalamata olives, feta and a Greek-style herb blend. Returned January 5 – February 28, 2026 after repeated customer requests.
~400 calories per scoop
Dill-icious Diva Spring returner
Freshly chopped dill and crisp cucumbers. Notable because a customer invented it — Jennifer Kirkland of Tallahassee, Florida, won the brand's Pick a New Chick contest with it.
~350 calories per scoop
Southwest Señorita Retired
Chipotle, bell peppers, roasted corn and sun-dried tomatoes. Last seen as a spring limited-time flavor and not repeated since.
~320 calories per scoop
The two scoops with no chicken in them
Pimento cheese and egg salad sit alongside the chicken salads and are easy to miss. The pimento cheese has a genuine following of its own — sharp cheddar whipped with pimentos — and the jalapeño version is frequently rated above the original by regulars. Egg salad is the only option on the whole menu with neither chicken nor cheese, which makes it the default for anyone avoiding poultry.
Non-chicken scoops
| Item | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Pimento CheeseSharp cheddar and pimentos, whipped smooth. Sold as a scoop, as a sandwich and as the base for the Pimento Cheese BLT. | $4.29 – $10.99 | ~230 |
| Spicy Pimento CheeseThe same pimento cheese with jalapeños folded in. Frequently ranked above the original by regulars. | $4.29 – $10.99 | ~240 |
| Egg SaladChopped egg salad with the house seasoning. The only scoop on the menu with no chicken in it at all. | $3.99 – $10.19 | ~250 |
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Why the flavors have those names
They are named after real women in founder Stacy Brown's life. She has said publicly that she wanted to honour them and build recipes that reflected their personalities. That much is confirmed by the founder herself and by Alabama historical records covering the company.
What you will find elsewhere online — detailed biographies of Nancy, Scotty, Carol and Kay Lynne — is largely invention. We could not verify a single individual namesake beyond the general claim, so we are not going to publish one. The one documented exception is Dill-icious Diva, which was created by a customer: Jennifer Kirkland of Tallahassee, Florida, who won the brand's Pick a New Chick contest with it.
What is in the secret seasoning
Not actually secret — the company lists it in its own customer FAQ: salt, onion, spices, dehydrated celery, corn oil and garlic. The ratios are proprietary. Note that “spices” is not itemised further, which is why the company advises anyone with a seasoning-related allergy not to eat the product at all. It goes into every flavor, which is what gives the whole range its common backbone.
Flavor questions
How many flavors does Chicken Salad Chick have?
Twelve permanent flavors are on the board year round, plus two to three limited-time flavors rotating through each year. Counting the recent seasonals and the two non-chicken scoops (pimento cheese and egg salad), most locations carry between fourteen and seventeen options at any given moment.
What is the spiciest flavor at Chicken Salad Chick?
Kickin' Kay Lynne, without much competition. It combines buffalo sauce, ranch, bacon, cheddar, jalapeños and sriracha in a single scoop. Jalapeño Holly is the next step down — clean, building vegetal heat — and Buffalo Barclay is more tangy than genuinely hot. If you find most fast-casual ‘spicy’ options underwhelming, Kay Lynne is the one that will actually register.
Which Chicken Salad Chick flavors contain nuts?
Three. Fancy Nancy and Lauryn's Lemon Basil both contain pecans; Cranberry Kelli contains slivered almonds. Everything else on the permanent menu is nut-free by recipe, though the kitchen handles nuts daily so cross-contact is possible. Full detail on the allergen guide.
What flavors did Chicken Salad Chick discontinue?
Limited-time flavors that have run and ended include Greek Goddess (kalamata olives and feta, winter 2026), Jill Pickle (spring 2026), and Southwest Señorita (chipotle and roasted corn), which has not returned since its spring 2023 run. Dill-icious Diva is a recurring spring returner rather than a retirement. Older names such as Nutty Nana and Jazzy Julie appear in archived franchise material and appear to be retired or regional — we cannot verify current availability, so we will not claim otherwise.
Can I ask to try a flavor before I buy it?
Yes, and this is officially sanctioned rather than a favour. The company's own customer FAQ states that you are welcome to ask for a free sample of any flavor in the restaurant. Asking for three or four is completely normal, particularly if you are about to buy a large Quick Chick.
What is the best flavor for someone who has never been?
Sassy Scotty if you want savory, Fancy Nancy if you are open to fruit. Those two cover the majority of first-time customers. Avoid starting with Classic Carol — it is deliberately plain, and judging the restaurant on it is like judging a bakery on its white bread.