What makes this simply good chicken salad so good, is the simple, fresh ingredients. There’s nothing fancy here. This recipe is dairy free (unless you use butter croissants). You will also notice that it is nut free, but you can add some chopped walnuts if you wish. It’s delicious as is though.
Ingredients
- 3 large chicken breasts or 4 medium sized ones.
- about 1/2 cup of cut celery
- about a cup or a cup in a half of red or black grapes sliced in half
- about 3/4 cup of Hellman’s Mayonnaise (more or less depending on amount of chicken)
- salt and ground black peppercorn (or any black pepper)
- Optional: about 10-12 small butter or dairy free croissants.
Directions
1. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper and cook just until juice is clear. If you’re short on time, you can use a lightly seasoned precooked rotisserie chicken.
2. While chicken is cooking, cut up your celery and grapes and set aside.
3. Once chicken is done cooking and has cooled a bit, cut it into small pieces, removing any tendons or fat you might find. You can also use your hands to pull it apart, if you prefer.
4. Add grapes, celery, and mayo to the chicken and stir carefully until mixed. Hint: Add mayo a little at a time, you can always add more, but you can’t take it out.
5. Add some final seasoning of salt and cracked peppercorn, or ground pepper. Add a little at a time until it taste to your liking. I use Pink Himalayan salt (about a 1/2 teaspoon or so). When done mixing it, serve on butter croissants (or dairy free). My husband prefers his just on crackers or straight from the bowl. Makes enough for about 12 mini croissants, or about 4-6 servings, unless you eat like my kids, then you’ll need a lot more.
Enjoy!
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