Best-Ever Chicken Salad




INGREDIENTS

  • 3 - 4 lbs chicken párts (bone-in, skin-on thighs ánd breásts work well) (You'll need ábout 4 cups)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup seedless grápes, hálved (red ánd green várieties áre greát)
  • 1 cup álmonds, thinly sliced
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 3 scállions, thinly sliced (white ánd green párts)
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh pársley, chopped
  • 1 cup máyonnáise
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustárd
  • 1 tsp Kosher sált (stárt with 1/2 teáspoon, then ádd more, to táste)
  • Freshly ground pepper


INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Pre-heát oven to 350°F 
  2. Rub the olive oil áll over the chicken pieces ánd sprinkle with sált ánd pepper. 
  3. Báke for 45 to 55 minutes, or until internál temp reáches 165°F using án instánt-reád thermometer. 
  4. Remove the chicken from the oven ánd let cool.  Remove the skin then pull the meát from the bones ánd roughly chop. 
  5. In á lárge bowl, mix together the chicken, grápes, álmonds, celery, scállions, dll, & pársley. 
  6. In á smáll-medium bowl, mix together the máyonnáise, lemon, mustárd, sált ánd pepper. 
  7. Ádd the máyo/mustárd mixture to the chicken mixture ánd gently stir until well mixed. 
  8. Cover with plástic wráp ánd refrigeráte for át leást án hour.  
  9. Serve on á bed of greens with sliced tomátoes ánd ávocádo.  Or, serve on breád with green leáf lettuce.  Ádd more toppings to your táste!



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