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Classic Chicken Salad

A delicious chicken salad that has a fresh tangy taste from freshly squeezed lemon and zest.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Lunch, Salad
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Keyword: chicken salad
Servings: 4
Calories: 269kcal
Author: Maricel

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

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  • Season the chicken with salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder and paprika and drizzle with olive oil.
  • 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.
  • In a small bowl add all the mayo dressing ingredients and mix until well blended.
  • Optional: you can add the juice from the baked chicken for more flavour.
  • Chop the chicken, bell peppers, celery and finely chop the red onion.
  • In a medium-size bowl with the chopped chicken, add chopped vegetables, and mayo dressing. mix until well combined.
  • 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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