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Easy Chicken Salad


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A flavorful and easy chicken salad with just a few ingredients. It's as fast as it gets. The taste can be changed with minimal time and effort, using the simple ingredient exchanges listed below, so it not only stands as a family favorite but can be dressed up for any occasion.

Another quick and easy salad, for those who like seafood, is our crab salad recipe. Using just four ingredients, it's another of our quick salads that is simple to make and filled with great flavor. Take a look.

The quick meals menu planner gives some simple serving ideas for serving this quick chicken salad.

2 servings


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4 Ingredients Needed:

2 cups of cooked chicken cut into small cubes

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cup mayonnaise or to desired moistness

Salt and pepper to taste



Make Ahead for this salad:

- 2 cups of cooked chicken
(choose your favorite: grilled, broiled, barbequed)


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Toss all ingredients into a bowl. Combine well. Enjoy!

See the serving suggestions for this easy chicken salad. Also, take a look at all the other great quick chicken salads listed below.


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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:

** Serve this quick and easy chicken salad on top of a bed of romaine or red leaf lettuce with warm whole grain rolls and your favorite spread and a warm bowl of soup or a cold gazpacho soup.

** Serve chicken salad scooped inside whole tomatoes lined with fresh basil leaves. Take two medium to large whole tomatoes and quarter each by cutting from the top to within a half inch from the bottom so the tomatoes hold together at the base but open like a flower to allow the salad to be placed inside.

Layer a few basil leaves inside each tomato so they look like flower petals and fill each cavity with the salad. This makes a very attractive presentation for a simple light lunch with garlic toast or crisp breadsticks.

Easy Sandwich Idea:

** This quick and easy chicken salad also doubles as a chicken salad sandwich recipe too. Serve as a regular sandwich filling or spread on top of crusty french bread topped with a bit of spicy salsa. Optionally, omit salsa and top with your favorite cheese and pop under a broiler just long enough to melt the cheese. A simple and toasty chicken salad sandwich is a great idea on a cold day with a warm bowl of tomato soup. It's always a crowd pleaser.

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Try the simple ingredient exchanges below to change the flavor and texture of this quick chicken salad into something new and different every time.

Ingredient Exchanges:

Instead of Celery:
Jicama - 1/2 cup diced or
Chayote Squash - 1/2 cup diced or
Water Chestnuts - 1/2 cup large dice or
Dried Cranberries - 1/2 cup soaked for 1/2 hour in a little orange juice to cover

Instead of Mayonnaise:
Mayonnaise and Mustard - 1/4 cup each or
Yogurt with 1 tsp of Dill - 1/2 cup or
Ranch Dressing (fat reduced) - 1/2 cup or
Olive oil - 2 tbsp and Lemon juice - 1 tbsp


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