Southern Lady Chicken Salad Recipes

SOUTHERN STYLE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk together the first 7 ingredients.
• Stir in the chicken, eggs, celery and green onion. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper, if needed.
• Chill thoroughly for 3 hours or overnight. Serve with crackers, pita pockets, on fresh bread with lettuce as a sandwich

SOUTHERN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a pan with aluminum foil. Set aside.
• Brush the chicken very lightly with a little olive oil.
• To season the chicken, mix together Old Bay Seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and celery salt.
• Sprinkle chicken generously with seasoning on top and bottom.
• Place chicken on prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. (You may need more or less time depending on the thickness of your chicken)
• Once the chicken is done, let it cool and then dice it up into small chunks and place in a large bowl.
• Add diced celery, diced onions, diced eggs, sweet relish, and dill weed to the large bowl. Stir to combine.
• Next, stir in the mayonnaise a little at a time until your desired creaminess is reached.
• Stir in parsley and black pepper
• Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed. (see note)
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled. (about 1 hour)
• Stir before serving. Serve with crackers or on buttered croissants.

SOUTHERN LADY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• . In a large bowl, combine chicken, grapes, pecans, green onion, and bacon.
• . In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper. Combine mayonnaise mixture with chicken mixture.
• Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve on croissants.
• To toast pecans - preheat oven to 350 degrees - put pecans on a lightly sprayed or parchment lined baking sheet (spray pecans with a little butter if you have it) and heat them about 5 minutes. (Don't leave them in too long.)