My Favorite Savory Chicken Salad Recipes

MY FAVORITE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Stir chicken, celery, pecans, mayonnaise, yellow onion, relish, mustard, pepper, dill, lemon juice, sugar, salt, garlic powder, and paprika in a bowl until well combined. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

SWEET & SAVORY CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Combine chicken, celery, onion, apple, and nuts in a mixing bowl, place in the refrigerator while preparing the dressing.
• Blend mayo, sour cream, dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, white pepper, and sugar until creamy.
• Add dressing to salad mixture, stir until salad is evenly coated and refrigerate while preparing bacon. If your bacon is precooked, let chicken salad chill for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Prepare bacon so that is crispy, but not charred. Drain well.
• Toast bread lightly, preferably on a griddle with a small bit of butter.
• Place a small bed of lettuce on one half of sandwich and heap chicken salad on top.
• Lightly press the heap to slightly flatten and lay 2 or 3 strips of bacon on top. Serve open-faced.

CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Put chicken in a bowl and use a fork to shred it up (if using canned chicken).
• Add the rest of the ingredients. If necessary, add additional mayonnaise or seasoning to taste.
• Chill well. Serve on bread of your choice as a sandwich or use as a dip with crackers.
• Note: This chicken salad can be made a day or two ahead of time.

CLASSIC CHICKEN SALAD WITH FRESH HERBS

Steps:

• Add the raw chicken breast to the bottom of a large pot.
• Add the salt, peppercorns, smashed garlic cloves, and bay leaves.
• Cover the chicken with cold water.
• Place the lid on the pot, and bring the water to a boil.
• Reduce to a low boil or rapid simmer, and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165F.
• Remove the chicken to a cutting board to cool.
• Chop or shred the chicken.
• Yields 6 cups of cooked chicken. You can skip this altogether and purchase cooked chicken breast instead.
• Chop the onion, celery, scallions, and parsley.
• Combine the yogurt and mayo in the bottom of a large mixing bowl. Add the lemon juice, dijon, celery seed, poppy seeds, and salt, and whisk together to form a dressing.
• Fold in the cooked chicken and the diced onion, celery, scallions and parsley.
• Taste for seasoning.

MY FAVORITE SAVORY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Cut of your cooked chicken into small, bite size pieces (or you can shred your chicken). Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl, combine well. That's it!
• TIPS:.
• Watch your mayonnaise as you go -- we like ours on the dry side -- if you love mayo - you can always add more -- but it's really hard to take out if you add too much. Be careful people! I recommend Hellmans Brand mayo -- good flavor.
• You could add some slivered almonds - if you like that kind of thing.
• Also - you can use any kind of cooked chicken: baked, boiled, sauteed, crock pot -- a roasted chicken from the grocery store! It all works and tastes great!
• Take a little nibble of your mixture and see how it tastes. Adjust seasonings to taste. My mom always said that if your recipe doesn't taste quite right -- add a little more salt. That was her secret -- and she was right!
• Slather your chicken salad on your favorite bread of choice and enjoy!
• Yum Yum!