Tonight was one of those dissaster nights. I cooked up a huge pot of chicken noodle soup with veggies from our garden and a left over rotissere chicken only to find out that the chicken base I used had gone bad!! Arrgg. I was hoping that all the time and effort I had put into this meal would be well worth it and that I would be able to freeze left-overs for a cold winter day. Well maybe next time.
This said I was forced to come up with something quick with the resources I had on hand.... I made a chicken salad that we LOVED!! If you have daring taste buds I recommend giving it a try. The great thing about this recipe is that it is extremly versatile.
2 frozen chicken breast boiled and shredded.
1/2 cup red onion diced
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut
1/4 cup salted sunflower seeds
1/2 to whole can of mandarin oranges
Mix all together allowing the mandarin oranges to break apart.
The chicken is the only required ingredient... all others are optional. You could substitue other options such as...
diced apples
pineapple tidbits
walnuts
almonds
celery
(the options are endless)
Dressing
3/4 cup of mayo
1/4 cup of sugar
2-3 tablespoons of vinegar (any type but I used white vinegar)
1/4 -1/2 teaspoon of curry
Mix together and pour over salad. You can use more or less depending on how wet you like your salad. It is easy to make up a little more if needed.
We put this in multi-grain flat bread wraps... It was pretty tasty!!
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2 comments:
this sounds soo good, can't wait to try it! thanks for sharing your recipes!
I am up waiting for my apple butter to thicken. It's been cooking for about 6 hours and I don't think I can stay up too much longer! These recipes are great! Thank you sooo much for sharing. I forget that I have options sometimes and just stick with a few favorites. We may have to have some chicken potpie this week.
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