Awesome Chicken Salad Recipes

CLASSIC CHICKEN SALAD

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A classic chicken salad recipe is always a favorite at a picnic, a barbecue, or an office potluck! Just a few ingredients can be transformed into a cold, creamy salad or filling for a homemade chicken salad sandwich or wrap!

Provided by Holly Nilsson

Categories Salad

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 cups cooked chicken (chopped)
½ cup mayonnaise
1 stalk celery (chopped)
1 green onion (diced (or chives or red onion))
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
½ teaspoon seasoned salt
pepper to taste
1 teaspoon fresh dill (optional)

Steps:

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve as a sandwich or over salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 48 mg, Sodium 362 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving

AWESOME SUMMER CHICKEN SALAD

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SUMMER CHICKEN SALAD -- Serves 4 -- Cooking time 15- 20 mins A friend made this for lunch and it was so flavoursome I just had to have it. For Variatoin: can replace chicken with cooked prawns and the mango with peeled ripe peaches. If watching kilojoules, replace mayo with Greek style yoghurt and leave out the nuts.

Provided by MissMaggie

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

750 g chicken breast fillets, trimmed
1 (44 g) can pineapple tidbits (in natural juice)
4 sprigs thyme
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small brown onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon mild curry powder
1 tablespoon mango chutney
1/2 cup whole-egg mayonnaise
1 butter lettuce, trimmed, washed, dried
1 mango, peeled, cut into thin wedges
1 avocado, peeled, slices
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped

Steps:

Place chicken into large frying pan in a single payer.
Pour pineapple juice over chicken. Set pineapple pieces aside.
Add thyme to chicken.
Bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low. Cover and summer for 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat.
Set chicken aside to cool in poaching liquid. Once cool, remove chicken, reserving 1/4 cup popaching liquid. Slice chihcken diagonally.
Heat oil in pan over medium heat.
Add onion. Cook for 3-4 mins until tender.
Stir in curry powder and chutney.
Remove from heat . Stir in mayonnaise and reserved poaching liquid.,.
Tear lettuce leaves in half. place onto serving platter. top with sliced chicken, pineapple pieces, mango, avocado and nuts. Drizzle with dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 607.7, Fat 36, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 116.4, Sodium 339.6, Carbohydrate 27.4, Fiber 7.1, Sugar 12.8, Protein 47.1

GRACE'S AWESOME CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD

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A quick and easy chicken salad with the most awesome rice vinegar dressing! Great use for leftover chicken. I got this recipe from a lovely co-worker, Grace (she says she always doubles the onion amount). Best served within one hour of mixing. Enjoy!

Provided by BecR2400

Categories Chicken Breast

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tablespoons salad oil
1 (3 ounce) package ramen noodles (do not use seasonings)
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts
4 cups finely shredded cabbage (1 small head- or buy a package of cole slaw salad mix- it has 5 or 6 cups already shredded)
1/2 cup chopped green onion
salt, to taste
1/3 cup salad oil
1/3 cup rice vinegar (or distilled white vinegar)
3 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

Heat oil in a wide frying pan over medium-high heat. Crumble noodles (do not use seasonings); add crumbled noodles with almonds and sesame seeds to hot oil. Cook, stirring until browned (3 to 4 minutes).
Lift out mixture from frying pan; drain.
In a salad bowl, combine noodle mixture, chicken, cabbage and onions. Season with salt to taste.
Mix together ingredients for Rice Vinegar Dressing and pour over salad; toss lightly until well coated.
Serve within 1 hour of mixing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.7, Fat 27.7, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 39.2, Sodium 332.3, Carbohydrate 16.9, Fiber 3, Sugar 4.3, Protein 18.3

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