toast cups with chicken salad

17 Pinches
The Villages, FL
Updated on Nov 16, 2015

These toast cups are easy to make and wonderful vessels for chicken, tuna, ham or egg salad. Pimento cheese would be great, too. They make a great appetizer or an interesting bite for an afternoon tea. You can even make them ahead and the cups still stay nice and crunchy.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 15 Min
method Bake
yield 48 - 2" cups

Ingredients

  • FOR THE TOAST CUPS
  • 1 large thin sliced pepperirdge farms white bread
  • i stick butter
  • FOR THE CHICKEN SALAD
  • 1 large chicken breast, cooked
  • 2 stalks celery, fine dice
  • 1/4 cup dried cherries, fine dice
  • 2 - green onions, fiine dice
  • 1/4 cup toasted pecans, copped
  • 2 - sweet cherkin pickles, fine dice
  • FOR THE DRESSING
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 2 teaspoons vinegar

How To Make toast cups with chicken salad

  • Step 1
    Melt the butter. Using a 2 inch cookie cutter cut two rounds out of each slice of bread. Press each slice into a tart pan. Brush with butter and bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Cool
  • Step 2
    Finely chopped breast, add celery, onion, cherries, pickles, pecans. Stir to combine.
  • Step 3
    Combine dressing ingredients. Add to chicken mixture to taste.
  • Step 4
    Put a small amount of chicken salad to each toast cup. Garnish with a piece of parsley and a pinch of paprika.

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Category: Other Breads
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Bread

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