Easy Chicken Salad

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

2 servings

Make Ahead for this salad:

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

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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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** 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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