Hot Chicken Salad...In Need of a Recipe

[Red's Kitchen]

Hi Everyone
We love chicken salad made from the left-overs of a nice large roasted chicken. Toss it on salad greens (or lawn clippings, as my son calls them) and you have a lovely lunch. However, I would like to make something warm for dinner but every recipe seems to call for canned chicken soup which I don't want to add. Any ideas? Thanks so much ahead of time.

 

[babetoo]

don't believe we have met so howdy, welcome

no ideas from me. are you going to put the hot salad on lettuce? i could help more if i knew.

babe

 

[Red's Kitchen]

Not on lettuce, even though it could be done. Just want to do something different with that leftover chicken sitting there looking at me...know what I mean?
Thanks for the greeting. I love to read Discuss Cooking and rarely write but this is important.

 

[babetoo]

i would do a quick stir fry then. i do that often with super market chicken. add chicken at the end instead of beginning since it is already cooked.

babe

 

[GotGarlic]

Hi. I got this recipe from my aunt, who said it came from my grandmother. Hope you like it

Hot Chicken Salad

2 cups cut-up chicken
2 cups thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. grated onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup grated cheese
1 cup crushed potato chips (barbecued chips give better flavor)

Heat oven to 450*. Combine ingredients, reserving 1/4 cup cheese and 1/2 cup potato chips. Pile lightly into casserole. Sprinkle with cheese and potato chips. Bake 15 minutes. Serves 6.

 

[Constance]

I have almost the same recipe, except mine calls for almonds instead of walnuts.
Personally, I would skip the nuts althogether and add a few olives, green or black. I think pimentos or roasted red peppers would also be a good addition. If you want more crunch, you could go with water chestnuts.

 

[Red's Kitchen]

Tried GotGarlic's Aunts recipe. It was a huge success!! We all out royally!!! Talk about a great comfort food. I do agree with the variations and will try them with my next roasting chicken.
Thanks for your help!!

 

[GotGarlic]

Hey, Red, that's great - I'm so glad your family enjoyed it

 

[kitchenelf]

Hi. I got this recipe from my aunt, who said it came from my grandmother. Hope you like it

Hot Chicken Salad

2 cups cut-up chicken
2 cups thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. grated onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup grated cheese
1 cup crushed potato chips (barbecued chips give better flavor)

Heat oven to 450*. Combine ingredients, reserving 1/4 cup cheese and 1/2 cup potato chips. Pile lightly into casserole. Sprinkle with cheese and potato chips. Bake 15 minutes. Serves 6.

BINGO! That's the one I have had too - really yummy!........ well, with almonds instead of walnuts - sliced almonds to be exact.