Chicken Salad Two Ways Recipe

Chicken Salad Two Ways Recipe

  • 8 cups shredded meat from rotisserie-roasted chickens
  • 4 medium celery stalks, diced
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 3/4 cups reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • For Curried Chicken Salad:
  • 4 tablespoons mango chutney
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 6 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
  • salt
  • For Classic Chicken Salad:
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup torn fresh basil leaves
  • 6 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  1. Mix chicken, celery, green onions and mayonnaise in a large bowl. Transfer half the salad to a separate bowl.
  2. To make the Curried Chicken Salad: stir chutney, curry powder and pine nuts into one of the salads. Season with salt to taste.
  3. To make the Classic Chicken Salad: stir lemon juice, basil and almonds into the other salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Cover and chill the salads. Serve one after 15 minutes; keep the other one refrigerated for another meal.