Nutty Chicken Salad Food

CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• To poach the chicken, place in a large saucepan, cover with water, add the peppercorns and bay leaves and bring to a gentle simmer. Poach for about 40 minutes. If you can, leave it to cool in the liquid. Take the chicken out of the pan, remove the skin and shred the meat. Dry-fry the cumin and the almonds in a hot pan and leave to cool.
• To make the dressing, mix the yoghurt, mayonnaise and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl. Add the chicken, cucumber, cumin and almonds with the torn basil. Mix well and serve.

NUTTY CHICKEN GRAIN SALAD

Steps:

• Put the chicken breasts on a baking tray, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, add seasoning and place under a hot grill for 8 mins or until cooked through. Meanwhile, heat the grains following pack instructions.
• Roughly chop the fruit and nuts. Mix with the grains, 1 tbsp olive oil and seasoning to taste. Mix the hummus with 1 tbsp water, ½ tbsp olive oil and some seasoning. Serve the chicken sliced with the grains and drizzle over the hummus dressing.

NUTTY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Over medium-high heat, bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add chicken, celery, a slice of the onion, and garlic. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 1 hour.
• Chop remaining onion and set aside.
• Place egg in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
• Drain chicken, discarding boiled vegetables. Chop chicken when cool.
• In a medium bowl, mix the apple, onion, pickles, almond and salt, if desired. Add black and red pepper to taste. Stir in enough mayonnaise until the mixture sticks together well.
• Cover a serving dish with lettuce leaves. Mound the chicken salad in the middle, and sprinkle with additional almonds, if desired. Serve with crackers.

FRUITY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the cooked chicken with celery, onion, raisins, grapes, chopped apple and almonds; toss to combine.
• In a bowl combine the mayonnaise with yogurt and honey until combined (if you are adding in the curry powder then combine with the mayonnaise mixture) add to the chicken mixture; toss to combine well, then season with black pepper to taste.
• *NOTE* If making in advance add in apple just before serving.

CRISPY NUTTY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine nuts, bread crumbs, 1 Tbsp. basil and 1/4 tsp. pepper in shallow dish. Brush both sides of chicken with 2 Tbsp. dressing. Dip in nut mixture, pressing firmly to coat.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 6 to 7 min. on each side or until done (165°F). Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices.
• Meanwhile, combine greens, oranges, tomatoes and cheese in large bowl. Mix remaining dressing, remaining basil and remaining pepper until blended. Drizzle dressing mixture over salad in bowl; toss to coat. Top with chicken.

NUTTY CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the chicken, egg, pineapple, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. , Just before serving, stir in pecans. Place spinach on 4 slices of bread; top with chicken salad and remaining bread. Cut each sandwich into quarters.

NUTTY CHICKEN WITH NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and cover a baking tray with baking paper. Finely chop the peanuts in a food processor or by hand - you want large crumbs, not dust - then tip onto a plate. Dip the chicken pieces in egg, then coat in the peanuts and place on the tray. You can freeze the coated chicken pieces for up to a month, defrost, then continue with recipe. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to pack instructions, drain, rinse under cold water until cool, then drain again. When the chicken is ready, use kitchen tongs or two forks to mix the noodles with the cucumber slices, mint, lime juice and zest, sugar, chilli if using, and some seasoning. Serve immediately, topped with the crunchy chicken.

FRUITY NUTTY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. I use a pressure cooker but you can boil the chicken breasts. Place 5 breasts in a pressure cooker.
• 2. Add seasonings. I use seasoning salt, garlic powder, pepper, and Emeril's Essence.
• 3. Then add water to cover chicken by 1-2". Cook for 20 - 25 mins.
• 4. In a big bowl, shred chicken breast (remove all fat as you go).
• 5. Add grapes. I usually cut mine in 4-6 pieces...nice little chunks.
• 6. Add a good covering of walnuts and pecans.
• 7. Add the Red Delicious apples. I cut mine into maybe 1/2" chunks. I peel mine but you may like the skin.
• 8. Add a jar of mayo. Salt and pepper to taste.
• 9. Mix well so you get a little of everything in every bite.
• 10. I like mine on regular old saltine crackers but I am sure it would be good on toast as well. It is even good by itself.

NUTTY CHICKEN SALAD PITA

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients.
• Fill pita halves with cheese, lettuce and chicken mixture.