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Chunky Chicken Salad

Chunky Chicken Salad Recipe

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!

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. Taste and then add salt and pepper as needed.
  3. Chill well and serve over lettuce or on your favorite bread.

Recipe Notes

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.