Old Fashioned Southern Chicken Salad Recipe
This recipe harkens back to chicken salad of generations past with chopped chicken mayo celery and a splash of lemon juice.
Old fashioned southern chicken salad recipe. 1 pound chicken breasts only i usually double the recipe 1 3 celery stalks peeled and finely chopped amount depends on how crunchy you like your salad. Cooked chicken celery mayonnaise and a little pickle relish makes up a classic old fashioned deli style chicken salad. Ingredients 3 chicken breast flattened 1 cup chicken broth teaspoon black pepper teaspoon celery salt teaspoon garlic powder 12 teaspoon onion powder 1 stalk of celery diced small white onion diced 5 hardboiled eggs diced 1 cups mayonnaise may need more or less. In a medium bowl combine the chicken onion celery and egg.
We cant host a ladies luncheon bridal or wedding shower without it. Salad ingredients 3 cups cooked chicken chopped 34 cup chopped celery 14 cup finely chopped onion. Ingredients 4 cups chopped cooked chicken 2 hard cooked eggs peeled and chopped 1 cup chopped celery 14 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 34 teaspoon table salt 12 teaspoon celery salt 18 teaspoon ground white pepper dash of ground red pepper 34 cup mayonnaise 12 teaspoon. Aunt connies best chicken salad ever east carolina style.
Taste and adjust with salt and pepper. Garnish with parsley and tomatoes. My favorite is old fashioned chicken salad made the way my granny did. Chicken salad made the old school way.
Add the mayonnaise mixture to the chicken mixture and stir with a fork until well blended. I used 1 cup dukes. Directions combine the first 9 ingredients in a big bowl. Cover and chill 2 hours or until well chilled.
Cup onion minced teaspoon salt teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon sugar optional. Spoon into a serving dish. Any self respecting southern cook will have a recipe for chicken salad in their arsenal.