Wanted...Chicken Salad Recipe

[ABB]

I have been looking for a really good chicken salad recipe and can't seem to find one I really like. At my previous job I used to eat chicken salad almost everyday from the cafeteria and it was AWESOME. It wasn't too moist and it had the best seasoning. I haven't had any as good since then! It seems it's always too chunky and just kind of blah!

[Chefzhat]

Well, here's mine, I love it but everybody's taste is different - I like lots of crunchy stuff in mine.

Roasted/baked chicken breast, cubed
chopped celery, red onion
toasted almonds or pine nuts
red grapes, halved (sometimes)
fresh parsley

Mix all with light mayo, a little mustard, a little ranch dressing, salt and pepper.

Eat!

[TamiK]

This is the chicken salad I've been making for years. I served it as an appetizer at my daughter's wedding scooped into baked wonton cups. I chop everything, including the chicken, fine in my food processor--almost, but not quite, to the point that it's ground up instead of chopped.

1 pound skinless boneless chicken breast, baked
1/2 each red and green bell peppers, diced
1/2 bunch green onion, minced
1 whole granny Smith apple, diced
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup mayonnaise, or to taste
1/2 jar sweet pickles, finely chopped
Seasoned salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

Combine ingredients and chill.

[cooksrhot]

I'm with Chefzhat...no mustard, though. Sometimes is use pecans or walnuts (toasted) and it's also REALLY good to add cilantro and red or orange bell pepper...oh, and onion salt.

[beejayw1]

For a twist, how about a curried chicken salad?

If possible, simmer the chicken in water that has curry powder in it.

Tear it into bite-sized pieces (you're allowed to cut it, if you prefer)
Toss with:

light mayo (as much as you like, though I tend to go light on it. For two chicken breasts, I'd use about 1/4 C mayo, max)
1 tsp - 1 Tbsp curry powder
1/4 tsp cayenne, or to taste
1 tbsp chutney (Major Grey type)
1/4 C raisins, light or dark
1 tbsp chopped peanuts]
1/2 C seedless red grapes, halved