Bacon Chicken Salad
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This bacon chicken salad is made with chicken, smoky bacon, avocado, crunchy red onion and a creamy and velvety topping of crème fraiche. It's easy to prepare and a real crowd pleaser recipe.
Try serving this delicious chicken salad with pasta or as a tasty sandwich filling. See below for some great meal ideas for our bacon chicken salad.
2-3 servings (as a main dish)
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5 Ingredients Needed:
chicken – 2 cups cooked and cubed
avocado – 1 medium - stone removed, peeled and cubed
(sprinkle with a little lemon juice to prevent discoloring)
bacon – 4 strips cooked until crispy and crumbled
red onion - 1/2 cup sliced in quarter-moon pieces
crème fraiche – 4-6 tbsp (to desired moistness)
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Make Ahead:
- If cooking your own chicken, prepare and cube 2 cups
- Cook 4 strips of bacon until crispy and crumble
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Place all the chicken salad ingredients in a mixing bowl and combine well, adjusting the crème fraiche to desired moistness.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Main Meal Ideas:
** Serve this quick chicken salad over layers of fresh spinach, shredded red cabbage and cucumber slices with baked sweet potato fries on the side. For an extra boost of flavor try adding a spoonful of salsa over the top of the salad.
** Mound this easy chicken salad on a bed of couscous or quinoa and serve with steamed broccoli, mushrooms and water chestnuts.
Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):
** Serve this quick salad recipe scooped inside a cut open tomato with bagel chips on the side.
** Bacon Chicken Sandwich: Mound salad on to fresh focaccia bread and top with sprouts and shredded cheese, if desired. Serve with your favorite chips and carrot and celery sticks.
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Ingredient Exchanges:
* Instead of Red Onion: try Radishes or Turnips
* Instead of Crème Fraiche: try Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
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If you don’t like Avocado substitute one cup diced of any of the following:
* Mango
* Papaya
* Apples
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