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Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad Recipe
This classic Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad Recipe is the best way to use up leftover chicken!
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 167 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked chicken chopped
- 3/4 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
Dressing Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise to taste
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice this is to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Place the salad ingredients into a medium sized bowl.
- Stir together the dressing ingredients in a bowl, adjusting the lemon to taste. Add to the salad ingredients and gently stir them until the ingredients are well combined.
- Use in lettuce leaf wraps, in sandwiches or just by itself!
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Notes
- Optional ingredients:
- Use light mayo to keep the fat and calories down.
- diced apples
- diced hard boiled eggs
- sliced grapes
Nutrition Information
Calories
167kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
55mg
(18%)
Sodium
493mg
(21%)
Potassium
203mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
139IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 167
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 167kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 493mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 203mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 139IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.