Loaded Chicken Salad
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I haven’t felt like cooking the last few weeks.ย ย I go between one day making 3 or 4 recipes and then an entire week hardly cooking at all.ย While that isn’t too big of a deal it does mean that our dinners have not been up to the usual standard.ย We’ve been having a lot of thrown together meals like pizza, nachos, or cold plates.
While dinners have been hard lunches have been even harder.ย ย I’ve been making a lot of buttered noodles, eating Lean Cuisines, or having some cold salads.ย It’s not a bad lunch but I really should be eating something a little more substantial.ย The problem is nothing really sounds very good.
Then I found a recipe for Loaded Chicken Salad.ย I’ve had tuna salad sandwiches a few times over the last few weeks and they’ve been really good so a chicken version sounded pretty awesome.ย On top of that this chicken salad is loaded with cheese, bacon, and vegetables.ย ย It sounded really yummy.
I whipped it up one morning and put it in the refrigerator to chill.ย It was simple to make because all I had to cook was the chicken and bacon.ย I actually ended up cooking the chicken in the bacon grease to give it more flavor.ย After that all I had to do was a lot of chopping of vegetables.
When I went to taste it I was surprised by the amount of flavor in this Loaded Chicken Salad!ย ย It was creamy, it had a bit of a bite from the Dijon, the vegetables were crunchy, the bacon added some saltiness, and the cheese added a sharpness.ย ย It was an explosion of flavors that was awesome.
We enjoyed the chicken salad on buns for lunch.ย ย The next day we had it on crackers along with potato salad and fruit salad for dinner.ย ย It’s so yummy and makes the perfect summer lunch.ย ย This chicken salad would also be great to put out with rolls or crackers at a party.
Loaded Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb. chicken cooked and finely chopped
- 1/3 c. mayonnaise
- 1/2 c. light sour cream
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 c. celery chopped
- 1/4 c. red onion chopped
- 1/2 c. cheddar cheese shredded
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
- 4 sliced bacon cooked and chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place the chicken in a large bowl and set aside.
- In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, and Dijon mustard. Mix well and set aside.
- Add the celery, red onion, cheddar cheese, green onions, and bacon to the chicken.
- Add the mayonnaise mixture to the chicken mixture and mix until well combined.
- Sprinkle in the garlic powder, salt, and pepper, and mix well.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.