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summer essentials: honeyed chicken salad

Andy59 avatar
Recipe by
Andy Anderson !
@Andy59
Wichita, KS

Around here this is a Summertime staple. Sometimes I throw in grapes, or other bits-and-bobs. I suggest using the base ingredients in this recipe as a foundation, and chuck in whatever suits your fancy. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.

yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For summer essentials: honeyed chicken salad

  • PLAN/PURCHASE
  • THE CHICKEN SALAD
  • 8 oz
    chicken breasts, cooked and diced
  • 3/4 c
    celery, small dice
  • 1/2 c
    mayonnaise, plain variety
  • 1/2 c
    dried cranberries
  • 1/4 c
    sour cream
  • 1/4 c
    pecans, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp
    fresh clover honey
  • ADDITIONAL ITEMS
  • 1/4 tsp
    white pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 - 2 pinch
    salt, kosher variety, fine grind
  • OPTIONAL ITEMS
  • 1 - 2 dash
    hot sauce, i prefer frank’s

How To Make summer essentials: honeyed chicken salad

  • 1
    PREP/PREPARE
  • 2
    Chicken Breasts No chicken… No worries. I have made this recipe with turkey breasts, pork; even ham. Chopped Pecans Pecans are good; however, use what you have. And, to amp things up a bit, toast them before adding to the chicken salad. Dried Cranberries The cranberries give this recipes bites of sweet; however, raisins would work, or possibly other chopped dried fruit. Have fun with it.
  • 3
    Diced Chicken Breast This is the recipe I use to make the diced chicken. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/do-ahead-essentials-poached-chicken-for-salads.html Homemade Mayonnaise If you like good homemade mayonnaise, you might want to check this recipe out. Great fresh flavor in in every spoonful. You may never go back to store-bought again. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/spread/mayonnaise-essentials-faux-duke-s-version.html?r=6
  • 4
    I love adding a drop or two of hot sauce to this recipe, just to give it a bit of kick.
  • 5
    Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
  • 6
    Add all the chicken salad ingredients to a bowl, and gently fold them together.
  • 7
    Add salt and pepper, to taste.
  • 8
    Cover, and place in the fridge for a couple of hours (to give the flavors a chance to mingle).
  • 9
    PLATE/PRESENT
  • So Yummy
    10
    It is chicken salad; serve it the way you want to. Enjoy.
  • Stud Muffin
    11
    Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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