Old Fashioned Chicken Salad Food

SOUTHERN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a pan with aluminum foil. Set aside.
• Brush the chicken very lightly with a little olive oil.
• To season the chicken, mix together Old Bay Seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and celery salt.
• Sprinkle chicken generously with seasoning on top and bottom.
• Place chicken on prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes. (You may need more or less time depending on the thickness of your chicken)
• Once the chicken is done, let it cool and then dice it up into small chunks and place in a large bowl.
• Add diced celery, diced onions, diced eggs, sweet relish, and dill weed to the large bowl. Stir to combine.
• Next, stir in the mayonnaise a little at a time until your desired creaminess is reached.
• Stir in parsley and black pepper
• Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed. (see note)
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled. (about 1 hour)
• Stir before serving. Serve with crackers or on buttered croissants.

SOUTHERN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Chop chicken as desired and place in a medium size mixing bowl.
• Wash celery stalks under cool water, chop very fine.
• Add chopped celery to mixing bowl.
• Add the chopped onions.
• Add sweet pickle relish.
• Add mayonnaise.
• Add a little sugar if desired.
• Add salt.
• Add black pepper.
• Add Mustard.
• Add the chopped boiled egg.
• Stir mixture well, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour prior to serving.
• Serve cool and enjoy!

OLD FASHIONED MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook noodles in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Rinse under cold water, and drain.
• Mix tuna, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic powder, mayonnaise, salt and pepper, and mustard together in a large bowl. Add pasta, and mix well.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool, peel and chop.
• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
• In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, celery, onion, relish, garlic salt, celery salt, mustard, pepper and mayonnaise. Mix together well and refrigerate until chilled.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Cook corn according to package directions; drain and cool. , In a serving bowl, combine the macaroni, corn, chicken, celery, egg, green pepper and onion. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour over salad and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the first 9 ingredients in a big bowl; toss gently.
• Fold in mayonnaise; taste and adjust with salt and pepper.
• Cover and chill 2 hours or until well chilled.
• Spoon into a serving dish; sprinkle with paprika.
• Garnish with parsley and tomatoes.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• To make the chicken: in a large pot, combine the chicken, butter, chopped celery and onion, poultry seasoning, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Add enough water to cover generously, cover, and heat to boiling. Reduce to a simmer, cooking the breasts about 10 minutes or the cutlets about 3. Turn off the heat and let the chicken stand in the cooking liquid until cooked through, about 10 minutes for the breasts and about 2 for the cutlets. Remove the chicken to a bowl. Cool and cut into bite-size pieces.
• To make the salad: combine the minced celery and the onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and all of the remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix. Add the chicken, tossing it gently until coated. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until serving.

OLD FASHIONED CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Section orange over bowl to catch juice.
• Slice banana diagonally and dip in reserved orange juice.
• Place salad greens in large salad bowl.
• Arrange orange sections, banana, chicken, the cranberry cubes, raisins, and peanuts atop salad greens.
• Chill To make dressing, combine mayonnaise or salad dressing, yogurt and curry; chill.
• Pass dressing with salad.