Fox News: Nicholas Sparks' chicken salad recipe leaves fans upset over secret ingredient: 'Gone too far'

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Nicholas Sparks' chicken salad recipe leaves fans upset over secret ingredient: 'Gone too far'

Acclaimed romance author Nicholas Sparks is going viral on social media after sharing his chicken salad recipe, but fans appear to be taking issue with one of the ingredients.......                    ...                        ...Romance author Nicholas Sparks is capturing attention on social media after sharing his own recipe for chicken salad — but fans appear to be questioning a certain ingredient that's included in the dish.......In a recent interview, Sparks shared the chicken salad recipe, which started out as a standard recipe, with rotisserie chicken, celery and Vidalia onion.......But it was the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login 16 packets to be exact, that caught people off guard.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"You can use real sugar, but why throw sugar in if you can use Splenda," Sparks stated in the interview.......Some social media users called out the novelist for incorporating the sweet ingredient into the salad......."[I'm] from the south and we're known for using obscene amounts of sugar but I've never even considered putting it in Chicken salad," one user wrote on X.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"This is the second most cursed thing I've read this morning," another social media user commented......."You've gone too far," one 'X' account wrote. ......Sparks appeared notice the confused responses from his social media followers, so he decided to share You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login on his Instagram page......."I often incorporate recipes into my novels, but in my recent @NYTimes article they mentioned one I created and make for myself often. To my surprise, it's getting a bit of attention online, so I wanted to give you the full recipe," Sparks captioned his video.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Besides chicken, Sparks' salad includes a large sweet onion, celery, dill relish and diced jalapeños.......The mayo mixture consists of Duke's mayonnaise, which Sparks said does not contain sugar compared to Hellmann's.......He then adds apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and Splenda. The recipe on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login only called for eight packets compared to the 16 he mentioned in his interview.......After Sparks clarified the full recipe, fans still appeared to be skeptical about his Splenda Chicken Salad.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"I'm still not sure about this Nicholas," one Instagram account commented.......Not everyone seems to be opposed to Sparks' recipe. In fact, many said they are eager to give it a try......."Sounds delicious to me," one user commented.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......."Oh my gosh is there anything you can't do..thanks for sharing..I love Splenda with my drinks..gotta try this one," another Instagram user wrote.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......This is not the first time chicken salad has reached the spotlight in recent months, as reality TV star and founder and CEO of the Skinnygirl brand, Bethenny Frankel, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login for reviewing different creations.......Frankel's affinity for the dish has led many to label her the "the chicken salad influencer."......She has shared numerous videos of herself trying You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login along with sharing her own recipes.......Fox News Digital reached out to Sparks' team for comment....

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