Picnic Chicken Salad. Chicken salad does not freeze well. Kids will love this salad served in a tomato or a cucumber boat. Using rotisserie or leftover cooked chicken makes preparation a breeze.
The perfect picnic recipe for the summer is this easy chicken salad. I love a good chicken salad sandwich but don't seem to make it as often as other recipes. Earlier this month I thought I'd try making a new version that was loaded with green onions and celery and I loved it. You can have Picnic Chicken Salad using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Picnic Chicken Salad
- It's 2 of chicken breast.
- Prepare 1 cup of mayonnaise.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of sugar.
- You need 1 can of peas and carrots.
- You need 1 box of snack sized raisins.
- You need 1 tsp of pepper.
- It's 1 tbsp of onion salt.
- You need 1 tbsp of celery salt.
- You need 1 tbsp of sweet relish.
This recipe not only makes chicken salad easy, but it lasted my husband and I for several lunches at work. Triple-Dipped Fried Chicken "This is the crispiest, spiciest homemade fried chicken I have ever tasted! Pile your plates high with these potato salads: they'll be the stars of the picnic. Joanne's Super Hero Sandwich The addition of chicken to this picnic essential lets it do double duty as main dish or side salad.
Picnic Chicken Salad instructions
- Boil a pot of water to cook your chicken breasts.
- Starting with the mayonnaise, mix all the ingredients in a large bowl while the chicken cooks. It's best to end with the peas and carrots because they get smushed easily..
- Take your cooked chicken out with a pair of tongs and use the tongs and a fork to shred the chicken..
- Mix the chicken in with the other ingredients and chill the mixture until it's time to eat..
Bake it the night before, then pack it up for a picnic in the park the next day! Create a new recipe just by cutting up the chicken! Note: Chicken salad doesn't freeze well. Serve this as a salad in a hollowed-out tomato or cucumber boat. *Try using leftover grilled chicken. Pineapple Chicken Salad Pitas Recipe Kick up your traditional chicken salad with fresh pineapple, crunchy carrots, and toasted almonds.