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Chicken Salad

A bit of planning ahead makes preparing weeknight dinners a breeze. Use the extra chicken from Roast Chicken and Parsnips with Swiss Chard (page 149) in one of the recipes below.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot-pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
4 cups shredded roasted chicken breast (see page 149)
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stir together mayonnaise, buttermilk, mustard, lemon juice, and hot-pepper sauce. Stir in chicken, celery, onion, and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Serve in a sandwich or over salad greens. Chicken salad can be refrigerated up to 3 days in an airtight container.

  2. Substitution

    Step 2

    If you prefer poached chicken to roasted, you can make the salad recipe with 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/2 pounds). Bring 1 inch water to a boil in a large, deep skillet with a tight-fitting lid; add salt. Add chicken in a single layer; cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; let chicken stand (still covered) until cooked through, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from skillet; when cool enough to handle, cut into chunks, or shred with two forks.

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