Best Chicken Salad EVER
There is just no other name for this...the perfect mixture of chicken, fresh spices, apples, cranberries, celery and pecans roasted in butter. OH MY. @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Tbsp butter
- 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped
- 4 cups cooked chicken, cut up **I use rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 4 Tbsp red onion, diced
- ¾ cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- lettuce leaves for serving
- croissants for serving
Dressing
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tbsp fresh tarragon or thyme ***can substitute 1Tbsp of either
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp fresh lemon zest
- ½ tsp garlic salt
Instructions
- Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add pecans and stir to coat in butter. Cook and stir occasionally for 4-5 minutes. Turn down heat if necessary to prevent burning. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Add all ingredients together in a bowl and mix well.
- Serve on lettuce leaves or on croissants.Also great with crackers.