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Summertime Chicken Salad

ChickenNo-CookDiner-Style

Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

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What makes Summertime Chicken Salad so summery? Well, it's all about those fun additions. It's still that classic chicken salad, with all the creamy, savory, poultry flavor that you've come to love and expect, with a few pecans mixed in for some bonus crunchy texture! Then things get really creative, with little added bites of green pepper and tropical pineapple for a flavor that tastes like the summer sun on a breezy day! A little lemon juice ups the brightness and makes Summertime Chicken Salad a hit! Chicken salad is now the refreshment you can't go without!

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups chicken breast, cooked and chopped
  • 1 cup celery, finely chopped
  • 2 green onions, sliced (about 3 tablespoons)
  • 2 tablespoons green pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 (20-ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

Step 1 -Combine the chicken, the celery, the green onion, the green pepper, the salt, the black pepper, and the mayonnaise in a bowl and mix well.

Step 2 -Stir in the pecans, the pineapple, and the lemon juice.

Step 3 -Chill the chicken salad until the flavors meld together, about 30 minutes.

Step 4 -Serve.

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