Homemade chicken salad?

[misshark122]

Does anyone have a really good recipe for this?? Thanks!

[jcbarbee]

Healthy Chicken Salad

This is not a traditional chicken salad, but once I made it I have never made another one again. It is the biggest loser chicken salad, and SO GOOD.

[dearprudence]

My basic chicken salad is:
•1 chk breast, cooked, shredded
•1 stalk celery, chopped
•1/4 onion, finely chopped
•3 Tbsp plain nonfat yogurt

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I like to add cinnamon to my chicken salad. Just a pinch and it's delicious!

[thewaytohisheart]

I use one chicken breast shredded and then add the basil aoili from this salad.

thewaytohisheart.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/lobster-blt/

[sa]

Oct 2, 2012 15:54:44 GMT -5 doglove said:

I like to add cinnamon to my chicken salad. Just a pinch and it's delicious!

A place I used to go to for lunch used to add cinnamon, dried cherries and slivered almonds. It was delicious.

[misshark122]

Thanks guys- the part I mostly wonder is how to cook the chicken. Are you baking it? Boiling it? I assume if you shred it you are boiling it?

[dearprudence]

It depends - if I'm using leftover chicken, it's already cooked.
If I have something going on in the oven, I'll throw the chicken in too and bake/roast it.
If I'm making chicken just for chicken salad, I'll poach it.
I never boil chicken.

[misshark122]

I just googled poaching - apparently when I say boiled, I mean poached. That's how I do it when I want to shred chicken, like for enchiladas.

[jcbarbee]

For convience, I just get a package of boneless, skinless, chicken breasts and bake at 530 for 45 minutes with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. When it is done, and still hot, if you have a stand mixer you can throw the chicken breast and juices from the pan in and turn it on and you chicken will be shredded in one minute!

[sterl724]

Oct 5, 2012 7:08:19 GMT -5 jcbarbee said:

For convience, I just get a package of boneless, skinless, chicken breasts and bake at 530 for 45 minutes with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. When it is done, and still hot, if you have a stand mixer you can throw the chicken breast and juices from the pan in and turn it on and you chicken will be shredded in one minute!

I can shred chicken with my mixer??? How did I not know this? I have a kitchen aid....which attachment do you use?

[thewaytohisheart]

thewaytohisheart.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/shredding-chicken/

If you need a little convincing