Your Best Chicken Salad
#21
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Location: Central Ia
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Here is the recipe from our long gone, local dept. store Younkers and the well loved Tea Room.
Tea Room Chicken Salad
3 cups diced, cooked chicken thighs
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup shelled sunflower seeds
1 cup Ranch dressing
1 tsp. celery salt
1/2 tsp. dried minced garlic
Salt and Pepper (opt)
In large bowl combine chicken, celery, onion and celery seed.
For dressing, in small bowl stir together salad dressing, celery salt and garlic. if desired season to taste with salt and pepper.
Pour dressing over chicken mixture; toss to mix well. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
Makes 6 servings
Enjoy!
Tea Room Chicken Salad
3 cups diced, cooked chicken thighs
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup shelled sunflower seeds
1 cup Ranch dressing
1 tsp. celery salt
1/2 tsp. dried minced garlic
Salt and Pepper (opt)
In large bowl combine chicken, celery, onion and celery seed.
For dressing, in small bowl stir together salad dressing, celery salt and garlic. if desired season to taste with salt and pepper.
Pour dressing over chicken mixture; toss to mix well. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
Makes 6 servings
Enjoy!
#26
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 1,621
My recipe is very simple But Hubby,loves it on a nice croissant and so do I,
Cooked Chicken Breast OR Buy the Cans of Chicken Breast at Sam's and drain
Chop it up fine Add to the Chicken
Chopped up Celery
Seedless Grapes
Onion
Kraft Mayo
Salt and Black Pepper Stir all together and serve
I like it served cold
Cooked Chicken Breast OR Buy the Cans of Chicken Breast at Sam's and drain
Chop it up fine Add to the Chicken
Chopped up Celery
Seedless Grapes
Onion
Kraft Mayo
Salt and Black Pepper Stir all together and serve
I like it served cold
#27
Boston, try mayonnaise instead of Miracle Whip.
I use Vegannaise but used to always use Hellman's. I can't tell the difference.
Miracle Whip, on the other hand, is sweet.
I use Vegannaise but used to always use Hellman's. I can't tell the difference.
Miracle Whip, on the other hand, is sweet.
Last edited by SusieQOH; 01-27-2019 at 06:14 PM.
#28
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 1
I use either poached chicken breast or canned chicken works if drained well.
A container of lemon yogurt and an equal amount of Hellman's mayo.
A couple stalks of celery chopped, Craisins chopped coarsely, salt and pepper to taste.
Chopped Walnuts . A couple Green onion optional
A container of lemon yogurt and an equal amount of Hellman's mayo.
A couple stalks of celery chopped, Craisins chopped coarsely, salt and pepper to taste.
Chopped Walnuts . A couple Green onion optional
Last edited by kenobum; 01-27-2019 at 06:35 PM.
#29
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Pearland, TX
Posts: 406
One of the "cardinal" rules of chicken salad is one we learned at church years ago: the total amount of other ingredients should never be larger than the amount of finely chopped/shredded chicken. Of course, using only chicken breasts in chicken salad is supposed a Southern thing, but we like it. I always use sweet pickle relish, some sweet onion, celery (including the leaves), boiled egg, and a few halved grapes and a handful of pecans or walnuts. I blend with Miracle Whip -- the regular, not the "lite" -- and mix well. It's good on bread, toast, crackers, or sitting daintily inside a hollowed out tomato. I, too, am getting hungry just thinking about all this, and I think I have some chicken breasts in the freezer!
#30
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: The Deep South near Cajun Country, USA
Posts: 5,435
We recently sold our Specialty Food/Market after 10 years. We made a popular chicken salad which our customers loved.
Baked chicken breasts (seasoned with s&p and olive oil)
toasted walnuts
Dried cranberries
celery
shallots
fresh tarragon
and then we made a tarragon aioli (mayo, vinegar, more fresh tarragon s&p)
We served it on a croissant. I’ve also made these for my kids on the day of their wedding while everyone was getting dressed up.
If anyone wants the measurements PM and I’ll pull get it out of my cookbook.
Baked chicken breasts (seasoned with s&p and olive oil)
toasted walnuts
Dried cranberries
celery
shallots
fresh tarragon
and then we made a tarragon aioli (mayo, vinegar, more fresh tarragon s&p)
We served it on a croissant. I’ve also made these for my kids on the day of their wedding while everyone was getting dressed up.
If anyone wants the measurements PM and I’ll pull get it out of my cookbook.
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