Chicken Salad

Chicken salad is a quick, easy, and very satisfying food. Preparation is especially fast when using the canned or home bottled chicken. There are numerous exciting ingredients you can add for variety. If you don’t care for grapes or pineapple in your salad, you can always add some fruit on the side. I like putting the chicken on a croissant. However it is also good on a bed of lettuce, with any kind of bread, or with chips or crackers!

Ingredients
2-3 chicken breasts (you may use 1 pint of canned or home bottled chicken)
1 to 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (add more or less to taste depending on the moisture content of the chicken)
¼ cup Dijon mustard
½ of a white or red onion, chopped fine
1 bunch green onions, sliced
2 stalks celery, chopped fine
½ cup of chopped toasted pecans, or any nut of your choosing
Salt to taste (I prefer sea salt)
Fresh ground pepper to taste

Optional ingredients:
Sliced olives
Red grape halves
Pineapple tidbits
Grated cheese
Sliced water chestnuts

Directions
Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add Chicken

When water comes to a second boil, cover and remove from heat for about 30 minutes or until pink is gone from the middle.

Shred the chicken and place in a medium size bowl along with all the remaining ingredients. Stir until well combined.

Chill.

~LaRee