Southern Style Chicken Salad
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Southern Style Chicken Salad
Description
This chicken salad relies on poaching chicken breasts until cooked through, then chopping them into bite-sized cubes. Hard-boiled eggs add an additional creamy texture and protein, while diced red onion, celery, and dill pickles provide crunchy, tangy contrast. The dressing is a simple blend of mayonnaise, yellow mustard, black pepper, and garlic powder, binding the ingredients together with a classic mild tang.
The salad is mixed until uniform and served chilled, which helps the flavors meld and refreshing qualities stand out. It can be served as a sandwich filling on bread or placed over fresh lettuce leaves for a lighter option. The salad offers moderate seasoning and is balanced between creamy, savory, and crisp elements.
This recipe uses common pantry ingredients and straightforward cooking methods, making it practical for everyday lunches or potluck contributions.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb chicken breast boneless skinless
- 2 egg
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tsp yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup red onion diced
- 1/2 cup celery diced
- 2 tbsp dill pickles diced
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Add chicken breasts to a sauce pan with cold water. Place pan on the stove and bring water to a boil. Cover pot and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 14 minutes and then remove the chicken from water.
- Hard boil the eggs by adding cold water to a sauce pan and bringing the water to a boil. Add the eggs to the pan with the boiling water and boil the eggs for 10 minutes. Remove the eggs from the pot after 10 minutes and immediately transfer to an ice bath.
- Dice the red onion and celery and chop dill pickles into a fine dice. Mix together the mayo, mustard, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Chop the hard boiled eggs and cube the chicken breast. Add the chicken and eggs to a large mixing bowl with the red onion, celery, dill pickles, and mayo mixture.
- Mix all of the ingredients together until fully combined. Serve chilled on lettuce or bread.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 489 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4g | |
| Calories | 489kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 18g | 106% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 206mg | 69% |
| Sodium | 564mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 733mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 267IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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