It’s been four and a half years since Chick-fil-A made the difficult decision to pull its fan-favorite col slaw side from menus, and its tang still lingers in our hearts and mouths.
“For a long time, we were really hesitant to take anything off the menu because we couldn’t bring ourselves to disappoint anybody,” David Farmer, senior vice president of menu development for Chick-fil-A told Business Insider in 2016. “But as our sales volumes grew, it just wasn’t feasible to keep adding to the menu without taking anything away.”
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Recognizing the pain the coleslaw’s loyal fanbase was experiencing, Chick-fil-A was kind enough to share the recipe for its beloved cabbage-based side at the end of 2015.
That’s right y’all… all this time the recipe (below) has been right under our noses.
CHICK-FIL-A COLESLAW (Makes 6-8 servings)
- 4 teaspoons vinegar1/4 cup sugar1/4 teaspoon dry mustard1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup mayonnaise2 10-ounce bags fine shredded cabbage, chopped to 1/8 inch1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
Whisk vinegar, sugar, mustard and salt together until sugar is dissolved. Add mayonnaise and whisk to mix. Add cabbage and carrots. Mix to combine. Refrigerate for two hours and serve.
Enjoy!