Classic Chicken Salad

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Classic Chicken Salad

A delicious chicken salad that has a fresh tangy taste from freshly squeezed lemon and zest.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Lunch, Salad
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Calories: 269

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g breast chicken or leftover roasted chicken.
  • 200 g bell peppers use any kind of bell pepper, yellow, orange, red or green chopped
  • 60 g celery 1 stalk chopped
  • 30 g red onion finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp Italian parsley chopped
Seasoning for the chicken:
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
Mayo dressing ingredients:
  • ¼ cup mayo
  • 1 tsp lemon juice to 2 tsp
  • 1 tsp lemon zest to 2 tsp
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp mustard powder
  • ¼ tsp celery salt
  • tsp ground black pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. Season the chicken with salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder and paprika and drizzle with olive oil.
  3. Bake the seasoned breast chicken in a preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165°F. Set aside and let it cool.
  4. In a small bowl add all the mayo dressing ingredients and mix until well blended.
  5. Optional: you can add the juice from the baked chicken for more flavour.
  6. Chop the chicken, bell peppers, celery and finely chop the red onion.
  7. In a medium-size bowl with the chopped chicken, add chopped vegetables, and mayo dressing. mix until well combined.
  8. Let it chill and serve it cold on bread with lettuce, or on a tortilla wrap and make a chicken wrap sandwich.

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