Does anyone have good chicken salad recipes you're willing to share? I'm trying to fix meals without having to use the oven -- TOO HOT here in Texas.

I like apples and pecans in my chicken salad.

I have one that always gets rave reviews from everyone that eats it.

Chicken, either fresh or canned
a couple of boiled eggs
onions (optional)
black pepper
mayonaise to make creamy
pickels (optional)
and the 'secret recipe'.....chopped pecans! After all we are in Texas!!!
Mix all ingredients together and chill.
EMJOY!

Chicken, walnuts, green grapes, pineapple tidbits, celery (optional) and mayo or salad dressing. Original recipe from the late 60s called for serving in a pieshell, but I prefer it on a plate with a muffin.

Sassy Chicken Salad......

1 can chicken chunks
1 small can green chilis, chopped
1/2 cup grapes, sliced in half
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup chopped celery

mix together first, then add to above items...
2 tbsp. honey
1/4 cup mayonaise

Delicious! I make it sometimes for my club meetings and my husband loves it, too.

My favorite recipe uses turkey breast, but , you can use chicken of course!
Two breast of turkey or 6 chicken breast
cooked and chopped or diced.
1 cup or more of whipped salad dressing( I use almost 2 cups)
3 Tbsp. of poppy seeds
2 cups of halved grapes
1 cup coarsely chopped, roasted pecans
salt and pepper to taste
Serve on shredded lettuce with mixed tropical fruit and a pickle spear with saltine crackers. YUM!
Going to cook my chicken right now , having this for lunch tomorrow :thumbup:

Chicken cubed
red grapes
onion
mayo not miracle whip
season to taste
also pecans
enjoy its my dinner tonight

I take chicken and boil it, then I chop it, then I add chopped celery (not too much), then I add seedless green grapes and pecans and Hellmanns mayonnaise. It is called fruited chicken salad.

My DH favorite:
chicken, cubed
Mayo
Sour cream
Chopped pecans
Grapes (cut in half if big)
Pineapple chunks
Mandarin oranges
small dash of curry

5 chicken breasts, cooked, cooled & diced
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 apples, chopped
1 c. red grapes, halved
1/2 c. toasted sliced almonds
2 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
For dressing, mix together the following:
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp sour cream
3/4 c. mayo

Toss dressing mixture into chicken mixture. Cool and enjoy.

I did this one yesterday in just a little while. Really good and a little different.



Curry Chicken Salad

4 lg. chicken breasts: boiled, drained, diced
1 1/2 cups apple: peeled, diced
1/2 cup celery: chopped
1-1 1/2 cups whote seedless grapes: halved
1 sm. bag sliced almonds: toasted

Sauce:

1 cup Mayo
8 oz. heavy cream
1/4 t. or less Curry powder
2 t. Season All

Pour sauce over chicken, fruit and nut mixture and refrigerate overnight.

To make a good chicken salad sandwich-- purchase croissants rolls-- fill with salad-- wrap in plastic and stick in fridge, the salad soaks into the roll and comes out tasting scrumptious. A little curry adds zing!

I usually just use chicken, celery, sweet relish and mayonnaise.

Sometimes to dress it up, I add crushed pineapple with a bit of the juice.

I use cooked, chopped, chicken breast, Hellman's mayo, chopped up sweet pickles, celery and Craisins.

It's hot here in MI too! I serve this often, always a hit!

Package broccoli slaw (Mann's brand here) in produce dept.
Cooked and cooled coarse cut chicken breast meat
Red grapes
Cashew nuts (I use salted)
Bottled slaw dressing, I use Marzetti's light or a poppy seed

Combine in desired quantities to taste. Chill and serve with a roll or muffin. Popular with women also. Even my husband loves this, and he's a "meat eater"! Enjoy!
Penny in Kalamazoo

1 cup mayonnaise
4 oz cream cheese, softened
6 tablespoons milk
6 cups cooked chicken, diced
1 cup finely diced celery
1 cups grapes, halved or quartered
Pecans, to taste, optional

Blend mayonnaise and cream cheese. Add pecans and mix well. Set aside.

Toss chicken, celery, grapes, and nuts with mayonnaise mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Refrigerate.

Notes:

I usually use 8 oz cream cheese and about 1½ cups mayonnaise, then just add enough extra milk to thin a little.

I always use lots of grapes.

Any of the above recipes made with celery, nuts, grapes and real mayo is a hit around here.

My answer to hot weather is to buy a rotisseried chicken from the grocery store - you know they are fresh because they are made every day and all you have to do is cut up the meat!

I love Curry Chicken salad, but I add more curry powder (about a tsp) and add drained pineapple chunks, sliced banana (added just before serving). Coconut adds a great flavor to it if you have any. I don't use the Season All, just may, milk(cocnut milk is good, but don't add the flaked coconut)and curry powder. Any fruit you have on hand is good

Nice timing, I am making Chicken salad on Friday for our Quilt Club on Saturday Guess I better go get a coule more ingredients. These all sound so good.

my fav, cook a whole chicken on low for a couple hours in 2 tbsp salt and water when you think its done clean it up chop it up while its still warm it will fallapart add half packet good seasons italian dressing ( Dry ) packet chopped celery and add mayo to you taste awesome chicken salad

I served this one last night to my bunco group and they loved it.
Cashew Chicken Salad
* 2 cups diced cooked chicken
* 1/2 cup chopped salted cashews
* 1/2 cup chopped red apple
* 1/2 cup chopped peeled cucumber
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1/2 teaspoon sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* Dash pepper
* 6 lettuce leaves, optional
* 6 kaiser rolls or croissants, split

Directions

* In a large bowl, combine the chicken, cashews, apple and cucumber. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sugar, salt and pepper. Add to chicken mixture and toss to coat.
* Place a lettuce leaf if desired and 1/2 cup chicken salad on each roll bottom; replace tops. Yield: 6 servings.

Chopped chicken
Chopped onion (optional)
Mayonaise
Sour cream
Dash of orange juice
A little garlic to taste
Craisins (adds a sweet flaver)
Seasoned salt

I season a chicken and place it in the slow cooker on high. Do this early in the morning. If you must leave to go to work, kick it on low for the rest of the day. When you get back, remove it from the juices and let all cool. Reserve the juice, but let the oil come to the top and discard. Keep the juices to use as broth in another dish or add a little to moisten the meat. The meat will literally fall off the bones. Use your favorite chicken salad recipe. Your kitchen will be nice and cool.

Never thought of this---thanks for idea. Will try it next time as we do eat a lot of Chicken salad all year in Hot Texas!

My favorite chicken salad is to make a traditional Waldorf salad and just add chicken or turkey diced into bite sized pieces.
I serve it on a bed of romaine or spinich leaves. Yummy!

made this the other nite from stuff I had in the house - I didnt want to cook, and hubs really wanted to eat, lol.
No recipe, just did it as I went along, I called it:
Almost Greek salad.
2 cooked chicken breasts
small head lettuce
2 whole fresh tomatoes
1/2 sweet onion
10-12 olives
1 small cuke
1 clove garlic
@ 1/4 -1/2 cup sour cream and same amt greek yogurt
store bought Italian salad dressing

Had the breasts of a store rotisirie chicken in the fridge,so
1 cooked chick breast per salad, slice into 4 or 5 slabs, heat on stove in sm frying pan w/ EVOO to heat and just glaze.
while cooking, take to large bowls (serving size bowls)
use:
about half head lettuce shredded each bowl, place to one side of bowl.
split tomato, slice thinly in a nice fan onto lettuce, salt lightly
slice onion onto tomato.

Lay heated chicken breast on other side of bowl in fan, throw handful of olives over all.
Take the cuke, fine grate it into a small bowl, (if it looks very seedy cut the seeds out first). Then, put it in a fine sieve and push out excess water.
Take garlic, peel, and press thru garlic press, or very fine dice, mix: cuke, garlic, yogurt, sour cream, add salt to taste, stir well.
now, pour a LITTLE Italian dressing over the salad and chicken, dont toss, just add enough to wet lettuce as you eat.
split the cuke mix between the salads and spoon in a line just on the lettuce side.
Makes 2 huge salads, tastes better w/ greek olives and feta cheese splinked on top, serve with a warmed pita pocket (I didnt have the greek olives, feta or pita, but hubs was more than happy!)

This takes way longer to read than to make! LOL. Took about 10-15 mins and you really dont have to warm the chicken (dont heat in micro - you want a fresh cooked flavor, it makes hubs think Ive been slaving away in the kitchen!) all you have to clean up is 2 bowls, 2 forks, 1 paring knife and a sm frying pan. sharet

love all of the recipes, thanks everyone, keep posting more ideas

I hope this will help everyone, especialy on a hot day and you need cooked chicken.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add some salt if you like. Once the water is boiling, add a whole roasting chicken to the pot. Take the chicken back out immediatly. You may notice how the chicken skin has changed. (It is holding in the juices.) Bring the water back to a boil, this will only take a minute or so. Now put the chicken back in the pot and cover with a fitting lid and remove from the heat. Let this sit for an hour. Remove the Chicken. It will be fully cooked and the meat will fall off the bones. Ready for whatever you want to make. Works every time and no heating up the kitchen.

Edit:
OOPS! :oops: I goofed again. I suppose you can find my message up there just before your last comment. BTW, those rotissarie chickens are delicious, but too salty for my own good, so I try not to overuse them. The crock pot chicken is the best way to go because of the salt issue over here.

3 large apples, unpeeled, cored and diced
2 10-12 oz cans white chicken
Chicken Veronique
1 C broken pecans
1 kosher dill gerkin pickle
1 T finely chopped onion
2 C whole small sweet grapes (red or green)
1 C mayo
1/2 to 1 C sour cream
2 tsp yello mustard

mix it all up and enjoy.

Don't know what happened. Chicken Veronique is the name of the receipe. I used to have a tea room and this was the most popular item on menu. I served it with Sun Chips

Mine is very simple and I get rave reviews....fresh chicken meat, finely chopped celery, a little poultry seasoning and Miracle Whip instead of mayo.

Here is one from another QB member when I asked for some healthy recipes. I made the recipe didn’t have blueberries though so left them out. Even so it was very good with the yogurt. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-124214-1.htm#3291096 When I make chicken salad I always cook the chicken breasts in the crock pot with an onion and garlic. The chicken salad breaks up easy and tastes so good in the crockpot.

I don’t have my recipe written down so I don’t have exact measurements just do it as I go. But I always add one or all of the following: onions, celery, mayo, sour cream, dill relish, salt, pepper, fresh minced garlic, grapes or apples.

EDIT: I forgot to mention I add poultry seasoning too.

You can add whatever you like to this...

I brush breasts with the skin on with olive oil or butter..then salt and pepper entire breast. Bake in the oven for about an hour at 350. I let them cool. Remove from the bones. The chicken is so flavorful.
When I make this I make extra ones and then freeze it.

A former employer's wife always added a little cole slaw dressing to her chicken salad. Wonderful!

CHICKEN SALAD
Cooked Chicken--chopped into bite-size pieces.
Salt and Pepper and mix well.
Sweet Relish--just use your good judgment.
Minced Onion--" " " " "
Sliced Olives--both Green and Black--...good judgment.
Mix well and add Mayo and about 1/2 as much Sour Cream as you did Mayo.
Mix very well, and adjust seasonings, ect, to taste.
We like this a lot.
Keep cool!
Mariah,
Pittsburg, Kansas

Roasted chicken from Walmart, pull apart by hand to shred; add chopped pepper, celery, craisins, pecans, bread 'n butter pickles, mayonaisse.

Can add grapes and/or regular raisins, a bit of curry powder and a touch of honey mustard to the mayo.