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Southern Chicken Salad Recipe

This simple recipe includes instructions for how to go rogue and make your own chicken salad concoction!

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 349 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ Rotisserie Chicken - chopped or shredded
  • ½ Cup mayonnaise
  • 1 stalk of celery - chopped small
  • 1 cup dark purple grapes - the sweetest you can find - cut in half
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt - plus more per taste
  • 1 teaspoon black cracked pepper - plus more per taste
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 Tbs lemon juice
  • ½ cup Chopped Pecans

Instructions

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  1. Prepare all of the ingredients by chopping, slicing or whatever is required.
  2. Place all ingredients in a medium sized bowl
  3. Mix gently with a rubber spatula
  4. Serve

Notes

  • Use fully cooked fresh chicken for this dish.
  • Always use a combination of the flavors indicated above (chicken, creamy, sweet, sour, crunchy and seasoning) and you’ll be golden
  • Serve on a bed of lettuce or other greens (especially terrific with bitter greens) with crackers.
  • Serve on a toasted bun - something with some toothiness is wonderful - like a pretzel bun or a croissant is perfect.
  • When you toast the bun, add just a smidge of butter and a sprinkle of salt for extra crispiness.  You can thank me later for that little tip!
  • If you can get your hands on a slice of fresh tomato - hello tomato with this chicken salad!
  • French Fries too - just saying. Total fat? Nawwww.
  • The grapes make a difference - use the sweetest dark purple seedless grapes you can find, make sure to taste them at the grocery before buying.  Those fingerling grapes are almost always sweet, if you can find them.
  • Cumin and curry are not a flavor that everyone enjoys - taste it as you go.
  • Salt and pepper are a must.  MUST.
  • PRO TIP: Toast the pecans for added flavor.
  • Use fully cooked fresh chicken for this dish.
  • Always use a combination of the flavors indicated above (chicken, creamy, sweet, sour, crunchy and seasoning) and you’ll be golden
  • Serve on a bed of lettuce or other greens (especially terrific with bitter greens) with crackers.
  • Serve on a toasted bun - something with some toothiness is wonderful - like a pretzel bun or a croissant is perfect.
  • When you toast the bun, add just a smidge of butter and a sprinkle of salt for extra crispiness.  You can thank me later for that little tip!
  • If you can get your hands on a slice of fresh tomato - hello tomato with this chicken salad!
  • French Fries too - just saying. Total fat? Nawwww.
  • The grapes make a difference - use the sweetest dark purple seedless grapes you can find, make sure to taste them at the grocery before buying.  Those fingerling grapes are almost always sweet, if you can find them.
  • Cumin and curry are not a flavor that everyone enjoys - taste it as you go.
  • Salt and pepper are a must.  MUST.
  • PRO TIP:  If you allow this easy rotisserie chicken salad to sit in the fridge, covered of course, for a few hours - the flavors have time to meld, marry and generally get to know each other - its a good thing.  Let them become friends before you serve up the easy rotisserie chicken salad.
  • Change up the flavors by using different types of fruit like: 
  • Pineapple
  • Apples
  • Pear
  • Add some other savory flavors like chives or scallions.

Nutrition Information

Calories 349kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 13g (26%) Fat 30g (46%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 55mg (18%) Sodium 170mg (7%) Potassium 229mg (7%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 148IU (3%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 22mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 349

% Daily Value*

Calories 349kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Protein 13g 26%
Fat 30g 46%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 170mg 7%
Potassium 229mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 148IU 3%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 22mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.