Mom's chicken salad. Savory chicken salad gets a sweet kick from a generous dose of pickle relish in this Southern recipe, which comes from assistant digital editor Laura Sant's mom. It's perfect on soft rolls or. It was the brainchild of the founder of Town Meats, Liam Gray, who somehow thought it would be a good idea to mix leftover chicken with mayonnaise, tarragon and grapes.
This is my favorite chicken salad of all time.. View All Recipes I Want to Discover. And honestly, a HUGE part of that great salad awakening I attribute to this recipe. You can cook Mom's chicken salad using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Mom's chicken salad
- It's 6 of boneless skinless chicken breasts.
- It's 1/2 cup of chopped bread and butter pickles.
- You need 1 of chopped small onion.
- You need 4 of chopped celery ribs.
- It's 2 cups of kraft mayo.
- It's 1 cup of miracle whip.
- You need to taste of salt and pepper.
This chicken salad is perfect for a picnic, potluck, or a light. How to make chicken salad with Boiled Chicken. We've found it easiest to boil our chicken for this chicken salad recipe, but any cooking method will work. Here's how we boil our chicken for chicken salad: Allow chicken breasts to fully thaw and rinse in cold water.
Mom's chicken salad step by step
- Boil the chicken until done.. cool completely and clean all fat etc off.. chop and shred.
- Mix all ingredients together and chill..
- If it soaks up the mayo alot.. which breasts tend to do. Add more mayo and miracle whip.. I like mine a bit dry...
- This recipe makes a good bit.. great for celebrations and parties...
- I serve with fresh crusty rolls or bread. it is also great with a variety of crackers..
- Enjoy..
- Side note.. if the breasts are small use 8 instead of 6.. fyi. I used 8 and an entire jar of mayo and 2 cups of miracle whip...
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A simple chicken salad with pickle relish, onion, and hard-boiled eggs can be a gateway back to childhood Remove chicken from plastic wrap and cut into cubes. Add chicken, mayonnaise, celery, remaining salt, and pepper to a medium serving bowl. Add a scoop of chicken salad to the bottom half and place the other half on top. Mom's Chicken Salad is what I decided to name this recipe but it's not my mom's: it's mine. I'm calling it that because it's my very best attempt at recreating hers.