Summertime Chicken Salad Food

SUMMER CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• For the salad: Put the chicken breasts into a large plastic storage bag. Pound with a mallet or rolling pin to flatten to 1/4-inch uniform thickness. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat a grill and drizzle with the olive oil. Grill the chicken on both sides until done, about 7 minutes per side. (Rotate halfway during grilling each side to ensure pretty grill marks.) Set aside to cool.
• Grill the corn for a few minutes, until still crunchy but colored. With a very sharp knife, shave the kernels off each corn cob. Combine with the dill, celery and onions in a large bowl. Set aside.
• For the dressing: Mix together the feta, half-and-half, mayonnaise and sour cream in a bowl. Stir in the sugar, lemon juice and some salt and pepper. Stir, and then taste. Add more salt if necessary; do not undersalt!
• Slice the chicken on the bias to create flat, randomly shaped pieces. Throw into the bowl with the celery, onions and corn. Stir to combine. Pour half of the dressing over the ingredients and toss gently. Add more as desired, but don't overcoat the salad; it should be light! At the end, toss in the blueberries to lightly coat them in the dressing.
• Spoon the salad into butter lettuce cups and then sprinkle individual helpings with feta and extra dill.

SUMMERTIME CHICKEN AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Hard boil the eggs by placing them into a saucepan in a single layer. Fill with water to cover the eggs by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes. Pour out the hot water, then cool the eggs under cold running water in the sink. Peel once cold.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink, and rinse with cold water.
• Simmer the chicken tenders in about 1/4 cup of water in a saucepan over medium-low heat, until no longer pink inside. Remove the tenders from the water, and set aside to cool.
• Cut the tenders into bite-size pieces. Slice the eggs. Combine the cooked pasta, chicken, eggs, cucumber, radishes, carrots, green onions, and red onion in a salad bowl, and pour the Italian dressing over. Toss lightly to mix, and refrigerate the salad for at least 1 hour, or until cold.
• Place about 3/4 cup of sliced romaine hearts on each plate, then top with about 1 cup of pasta-chicken salad to serve.

SUMMERTIME CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and serve on a bed of lettuce or on bread.
• * Sometimes I use a store bought rotisserie chicken in place of the chicken breasts.
• ** I only use 1 cup of mayo but you might add more depending on your on taste.

SUMMER BLT ROTISSERIE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat 5-6 minutes or until browned.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.
• Save 2 T bacon drippings from saucepan.
• With a wire whisk, add balsamic vinegar, Dijon, maple syrup, oil, onions, garlic, salt and pepper to drippings in saucepan and heat to boiling over medium heat.
• Remove from heat.
• Place romaine in large salad bowl.
• Add tomatoes and carrots.
• Pour hot dressing over romaine, tossing lightly until coated.
• Add chicken and toss until well mixed.
• Crumble bacon and sprinkle over salad.
• Sprinkle pecans over salad.

SUMMER CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken, oranges, pineapple and pecans.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, dill weed and sugar.
• Add to the chicken mixture, toss well and refrigerate over night so flavors may blend.
• **Cook time does not include cooking the chicken (hopefully you have left-over chicken you can use for this recipe) or letting the dish refrigerate overnight.

SUMMERTIME CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix everything together and serve. Very simple and oh sooo yummy!