coconut chicken salad
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I wanted to make a cold chicken salad for summer and I love to come up with new ideas to mix things up. Sooooo I came up with this idea after deciding to make chicken salad with my left over oven fried chicken last night. I LOVE coconut and this idea came to me and I just HAD to make it. Enjoy!
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prep time
30 Min
Ingredients For coconut chicken salad
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4 ccooled cooked bowtie pasta (or whatever pasta you wish but it should be salad worthy)
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1/2 smwhite onion chopped finely
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2 mdcelery stalks sliced thinly or diced
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3cooled cooked chicken breasts cut up into bite size pieces
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1 cancrushed pineapple drained well and pressed to get juice out
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1/2 creal sour cream
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1 1/4 creal mayo (may adjust to taste and if pasta absorbs it you may want to add more )
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3/4 ctoasted coconut (i used unsweetened)
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1 tspgarlic powder
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1 tspsalt
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fresh ground pepper to taste
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dash of cayenne (optional)
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1/2 csliced almonds (not raw)
How To Make coconut chicken salad
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1Put cooled pasta into a large mixing bowl and add everything except the almonds and the coconut and mix well.
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2After it is mixed well and mayo is adjusted add the coconut and almonds and fold them in.
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3Cover and let it sit in frig for a few hours or over night to let flavors blend. Right before serving you may sprinkle a few almonds and some coconut over the top for an awesome presentation
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