If you’re looking to make the very best coleslaw recipe, this copycat Chick-fil-A Cole Slaw is made for you! Creamy and delicious, it’s the perfect potluck recipe.
Need more potluck recipes? We love bringing this easy fruit salsa to parties, served up with our homemade cinnamon chips!
Why this Recipe Works
When Chick-fil-a discontinued their coleslaw, they did an amazing next step. They shared the recipe!
So I made it, and loved it, and it tastes just like the original (well, I guess it IS the original). And thought I would share it with you in case you love coleslaw as much as I do!
- Fresh ingredients!
- Tangy and flavorful.
- One bowl.
Favorite Potluck Recipes: Macaroni Salad | Loaded Potato Salad
Ingredient Notes
- Cabbage- for an easy shortcut, I buy the already shredded cabbage mix for coleslaw. If you’re making your own, you can use green cabbage or a combination of red and green cabbage.
- Mayonnaise- this is what gives this coleslaw it’s creaminess.
- Vinegar- Chick-fil-a uses white vinegar, but you could also swap it out for apple cider vinegar. The vinegar adds the zesty tangy flavor to the dressing.
- Sugar- just a touch of sweetness for the best coleslaw recipe!
- Dry Mustard- adds a little flavor and spice to the recipe.
How to Make Coleslaw
Making coleslaw is so easy.
Step 1: Whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, dry mustard, and salt in a mixing bowl until smooth and creamy!
Step 2: Add in shredded coleslaw mix and fold over until completely coated.
PRO TIP: The Chick fil A coleslaw recipe calls for two bags of shredded cabbage and 1/4 cup shredded carrots. I bought shredded coleslaw mix instead! Huge time saver.
Step 3: Cover and refrigerate 2 hours, or overnight. Serve and enjoy!
The flavor of this coleslaw is perfect. Not too sweet, not too vinegary…it’s JUST RIGHT. Try it. You’ll see.
Serving Suggestions
Creamy coleslaw is perfect on a pulled pork sandwich! It’s also a great side dish for Instant Pot Hamburgers, Baked pork chops, and bbq chicken.
Swap out the lettuce on your sandwiches for a spoonful of homemade coleslaw. It’s a delicious addition, and a classic side.
Add some mix-ins. Sliced almonds, cranberries, and poppyseeds are great additions to coleslaw to give it a unique flavor!
More Potluck Recipes
- Broccoli Salad
- Pistachio Salad
- Instant Pot Sloppy Joes
- Cucumber Tomato Salad
- Potato Salad
- Chinese Coleslaw
- 7 Layer Salad
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Chick-fil-A Cole Slaw
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 4 teaspoons white vinegar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 bags shredded cole slaw mix 14 ounce each
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the mayo, vinegar, sugar, dry mustard, and salt until smooth.
- Add in shredded cole slaw mix and fold over with spatula until completely coated. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours, or overnight.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Make in advance. If you're shredding your own cabbage and carrots, you can do this a day in advance. You can make the dressing several days in advance and store it in the refrigerator separately from the cabbage.
- Refrigerate Coleslaw before serving. By combining the slaw with the dressing for two hours in the refrigerator, it allows the cabbage to soften slightly to make it the perfect texture!
- Hawaiian Slaw. Try our delicious Kalua pork with homemade hawaiian slaw. SO GOOD.
- To make coleslaw healthier, swap out the half mayonnaise for plain Greek yogurt.
- Chop it small. Love the small pieces of cabbage in your slaw? Make it your own by chopping all the cabbage and carrots into small pieces. This will make it more similar to KFC Coleslaw.See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
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The BEST Copycat Chick fil A Coleslaw recipe. Creamy and zesty just like you expect it to taste!
I am saving this recipe because my kids LOVE cole slaw! Thank you!
Oh man, this is the best ever!
Thank you thank you thank you for this recipe!!!!! it’s the BEST coleslaw!!
Definitely your chick fil a cole slaw is awesomeness! This is a great recipe Aimee, as you know I made it a short while ago and it was lovely, in fact have made it again since. Thanks for sharing!
Good recipe but I used raw apple vinegar instead of white and diced apple also.
This was so good. I used 1/2 greek yogurt and 1/2 mayo to cut back on calories.
Good basic coleslaw, nice balance of mayo and vinegar, but I think the hyperbole is excessive. It’s just regular coleslaw.
I followed this recipe as written (which I usually don’t do). I only had enough mayo to make a half recipe so thought I’d give it a go. OMGosh!! It was so tasty that I actually ran up to the store to buy more mayo to make another batch…I cannot say it is just like CFA coleslaw since I have never had any of their coleslaw but I can say it is the best coleslaw I’ve ever had…..thanks for sharing….
I halved the recipe and used one 16 oz. bag and the dressing didn’t covered it enough so I had to make the other half of the dressing. Is good but I still prefer KFC.
Hello, I live in Iceland and we dont have bags of coleslaw or bags of cabbage so could you tell me ca how many cups the cabbage is? 🙂
Looks delicious.
Do you have the portions for dressing?
This is a dream-come-true !
Hi Aimee, Thanks so much for posting this recipe. My mom loved Chick-Fil-A’s cole slaw, she stopped by one day to get her some and they told her it had been discontinued and she got very upset. She asked them why and they said it didn’t sell that well. We live in Virginia. I know Arby’s stopped selling the “Loaded Baked Potatoes ” too, very sad, but that’s not a big problem though can I make my own at home. But thanks again for posting this I will be making it for my mom. 🙂