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Made using just three simple ingredients, this basic chicken salad is great on a sandwich or atop a bed of lettuce. You can also use it to make bite-sized party appetizers. You can make it using poached chicken, grilled chicken, rotisserie chicken or canned chicken -- whatever you have on hand. #chickensalad #sandwich #lunch

Easy Chicken Salad Recipe

Made using just three simple ingredients, this basic chicken salad is great on a sandwich or atop a bed of lettuce. You can also use it to make bite-sized party appetizers. You can make it using poached chicken, grilled chicken, rotisserie chicken or canned chicken -- whatever you have on hand.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 245 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounces cooked chicken breast
  • 1/4 cup or slightly less mayonnaise
  • 2 Tablespoons sweet pickle relish

Instructions
 

  • Shred chicken with fork.
  • Add pickle relish. Slowly add mayonnaise, stirring to combine. Be careful not to add more mayonnaise than is required to bind the chicken salad together or it could overpower the dish.
  • Serve on a bed of lettuce, on white bread or toasted wheat bread or in phyllo cups as an appetizer.

Nutrition

Calories: 245kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 26gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 212mgPotassium: 217mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 110IUCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
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