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Easy Chicken Salad

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    My family loves my chicken salad.  It’s simple and easy  
When I first started making it, I would boil a whole chicken with celery, carrots and onions for seasoning and then shred the meat  for the salad. Now I have learned ever so much more about flavoring chicken especially that roasting the chicken breasts brings out more flavor, loads more flavor. 
No more boiled chicken meat for salad for us, Oh no!  

                  

Chicken Salad
Ingredients
  • 3 split chicken breasts (bone in)
  • 3/4 cup celery, chopped
  • 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
  • Mayonnaise
  • season salt to taste
Instructions
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Wash and dry chicken breasts. Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and place on cookie sheet. Liberally salt and pepper chicken.
2. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until chicken is done (160 degrees F). Set aside and allow to cool.
3. When the chicken is cool enough to handle remove the meat and dice, discarding skin and bones.
4. Add celery, red onion and mix in enough mayonnaise to taste. Sprinkle in season salt to taste.
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  Cover and refrigerate at least a couple of hours allowing flavors to marry.  This makes the best sandwiches  and I love it in pita bread.  Sometimes  I use an ice cream scoop to serve it over a salad.  Enjoy eating something cool on a hot summer day:)

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Comments

  1. Crystal

    June 4, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    I love chicken salad! I have several variations I use to make mine, some with nuts, some with dried cranberries, I will add this to my collection, thanks for sharing. 🙂

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  14. Theresa

    June 6, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    I so want to make this now! Looks amazing & it will be perfect for when my daughter is out of school needing to lunch at home! @ DearCreatives.com come link up your recipe if you like!

    Reply

  16. MM

    June 7, 2012 at 1:52 am

    You are so right. Chicken salad is great on a hot summer day. My fav way to eat it is to hollow out a tomato and add a big scoop of chicken salad. Thanks for linking!

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  17. Carri

    June 7, 2012 at 2:23 am

    Just the right summer food… looks fantastic… I'll be over for lunch! hehehe!

    Thanks so much for linking up to the ALL STARS BLOCK PARTY….

    Carri
    simplydonewright.blogspot.com

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  23. Jann Olson

    June 9, 2012 at 3:09 am

    I cook my chicken in the oven pretty much the same way. Anymore I use boneless chicken. Thinking maybe the bone gives it more flavor. I love pitas and it's one of our favorite summer meals. Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  30. Carole

    July 5, 2012 at 8:53 pm

    This is a very nice chicken dish. Would you be happy to link it in to my Chicken Edition of Food on Friday? This is the link . I found this through live.laugh.rowe

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  31. Grandma Kc

    July 16, 2012 at 2:37 pm

    Chicken anything is always so much tastier if you cook it on the bone first! And usually cheaper, too! Just stopping by from the GRAND Social! Glad I stopped here before going to the store today!

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  33. Lisa @ Grandmas Briefs

    July 16, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    Man oh man, am I hungry now. And it's the middle of the afternoon! This would definitely hit the spot on a hot evening like we've been having. Will have to give it a shot (using white onion instead of red, as it's what I have on hand, though I do love the red more).

    Thank you for making me hungry…I mean, thank you for linking to GRAND Social! Happy Monday!

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  37. Lisa @ Grandmas Briefs

    July 24, 2012 at 3:15 am

    I've only recently become a chicken salad lover. Why only recently? I have no idea. I think someone somewhere along the line made one that did not taste good at all. But now, I love it…especially when it includes red onions!

    Thanks for linking this one, too, to GRAND Social!

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