Basic Chicken Salad Recipe
Looking for a nice way to use up last night's chicken leftovers and some vegetables that did not get eaten? Alternatively, maybe you are just looking for a good recipe to cook some extra chicken in your fridge. I have a very good suggestion for you. Try to do this basic chicken salad recipe and I am sure your family will be impressed. There are plenty of salad recipes that use chicken as the main ingredient. Why? Because you can explore a variety of flavors that will complement the chicken's freshness. In almost all of the chicken salad recipes, each variety is done to perfection, from the presentation up to the nutrition and flavor.
Other ingredients that are typically used on a basic chicken salad recipe are hard-boiled egg, celery, mustards, and mayonnaise. Some are presented and served on top of a lettuce, avocado, tomato, or other ingredients. There are indeed many chicken salad recipes but the best ever chicken salad recipe is up to your combination of ingredients. You should know what the exact amount of seasonings is and what salad dressing tastes best. Build out the dressing by adding garlic, scallions, or fresh herbs. Experiment or use it as it is.
Preparing this basic chicken salad recipe does not require any expensive ingredient, excellent cooking skills, and will not even take a lot of your time. In just a few minutes, you can have the best salad to serve during breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This is so easy to prepare just like an egg salad sandwich recipe it is timeless. You will never regret creating such a recipe. Just follow my easy and detailed instructions. This is a very good dish to accompany broiled meat, baked fish, or grilled chicken! Add some spice on your food table by serving a wonderfully delicious chicken salad.
First, we have to gather all the ingredients needed on this recipe.
Ingredients are as follows:
- 2 cups of boneless and skinless chicken breasts
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup of fat-free plain Greek yogurt
- ½ tablespoon white wine vinegar
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ½ tablespoon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup almonds
- ¼ cup cranberries, dried
- 1/3 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 orange
Now that we have gathered all the ingredients, it is now time to prepare our creamy chicken salad.
Follow these steps:
- Slice the chicken into strips and place it in a pot with boiling water. Let it boil for about twenty minutes, or until cooked. Remove the chicken from the pot and allow it to cool. Once the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred it using a fork until you have the desired meat consistency.
- In a small bowl, mix the plain Greek yogurt, lemon juice, mustard, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and mayonnaise. Stir continuously until fully combined.
- Slice the red bell peppers and almonds. Add it to the mayonnaise mixture. Add the chicken and cranberries and stir to combine.
- Let it sit for at least thirty minutes before serving.
Note: On this recipe, I placed the chicken salad in an orange (with insides removed). You can serve this recipe on a lettuce, or avocado, or wherever you like. The presentation of this recipe depends on you. Serve and enjoy!
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