Crunchy Chicken Salad Recipe

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Water chestnuts and pecans dress up this creamy chicken salad sent by Margaret McNeil in Memphis, Tennessee. It looks especially pretty nestled on a bed of lettuce leaves, but it also makes a fun sandwich filling.

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Crunchy Chicken Salad Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
  • Yield: 2 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 3 tablespoons chopped celery
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons chopped water chestnuts
  • 4 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
  • 4 teaspoons diced pimientos, drained
  • 1 tablespoon chopped pecans
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 lettuce leaves
  • 1 hard-cooked egg, sliced

Directions

  • In a bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Serve on lettuce-lined plates. Garnish with egg slices. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving: 1 cup (prepared with fat-free mayonnaise) equals 304 calories, 14 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 202 mg cholesterol, 692 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 34 g protein.

Originally published as Crunchy Chicken Salad in Cooking for 2 Winter 2005, p9

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2008 by loonlover

I thought I posted something yesterday, but I don't see it, so I must have done something wrong. I'm trying to search for M&M bar/cookie recipes on the Taste of Home web site and don't know what to enter. Can someone help me or give me recipes? Thanks much! loonlover

 
 

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