Classic Chicken Salad
A creamy classic chicken salad recipe with tender pieces of chicken, sweet craisins, crunchy celery, and bright green onions. A sandwich filling winner!
Servings 5 cups
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 12 oz cooked chicken breast, shredded or diced (about 2½ cups)
- 2 stalks of celery, diced (about 1 cup)
- 3 green onions, sliced
- ¼ cup craisins (dried cranberries)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ tsp dried mustard
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper powder (optional)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together all of the ingredients until well coated in the mayo.
- Taste and adjust seasonings to your taste.
- If you like your chicken salad quite cold, refrigerate for about 2 hours before serving.