This Chunky Chicken Salad Recipe is another take on everybody’s favorite chicken salad. It’s great as a sandwich or on a bed of lettuce.
If you are a fan of dill pickles instead of the sweet pickle relish usually found in chicken salad, this recipe calls for 2 whole dill pickles. If you want even more, go for it!
How To Make Chunky Chicken Salad With Red Onion
The color contrast of the red onions in this recipe goes especially well on toasted rye. The crunch of the onions also adds to the texture contrast! This is my favorite recipe for chicken salad.
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A really nice chunky chicken salad recipe with red onions and celery. If you prefer you can shred the chicken but it's the chunks that makes the recipe different!
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups chicken breasts cooked and cubed into 3/4 inch pieces
- 1/8 cup red onion chopped small
- 1/8 cup celery chopped small, optional
- 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
- 3 - 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- In a medium bowl, combine the mayo, red onions, relish and 2 dashes or so of paprika. Add the chunked chicken and fold into mayo mixture until well combined. Try to be careful and not break up the chunks.
- Taste and then add salt and pepper as needed.
- Chill well and serve over lettuce or on your favorite bread.
You can microwave 2 boneless chicken breast halves sprinkled with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and onion powder for 5- 6 minutes for this salad. If you are using left-over chicken, you may need to adjust the seasonings in the ingredients list.
Food For Thought – You can certainly cook the chicken breasts for this dish in the microwave just plain like the recipe calls for. You could even use leftovers or a rotisserie chicken from the grocery.
I prefer, however, to poach them with some aromatics and seasonings.
Great for a chicken salad sandwich late night snack!
How Long Will Chicken Salad Keep In The Refrigerator?
Double or triple this recipe and keep the extra refrigerated in a tightly covered container.
Properly stored, the chicken salad will last for 3 to 5 days in the refrigerator.
How long can chicken salad be left at room temperature?
Bacteria grow rapidly at temperatures between 40 °F and 140 °F; chicken salad should be discarded if left out for more than 2 hours at room temperature.
Chicken salad is cheap. Be safe. Not sorry!
Enjoy!
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