Italian-Style Chicken Salad

Name: Italian-Style Chicken Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 c chicken, cooked and cubed; 1/4 c italian dressing mix; 1 c mayonnaise, light; 1 small red bell pepper, minced; 2 tsp basil, dried

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By Annie Leon
@chicagolandia

I love chicken and always look for ways to spice up leftovers. This recipe accomplishes all that and takes only 5 minutes to make!

A perfect, low-cost, nutritious sandwich filling. Perfect for entertaining (tea sandwiches, anyone?) this is a huge it for my Mothers Day Brunch.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

8-10

Prep:

5 Min

Ingredients

3 c

chicken, cooked and cubed
1/4 c

italian dressing mix
1 c

mayonnaise, light
1 small

red bell pepper, minced
2 tsp

basil, dried
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How to Make Italian-Style Chicken Salad

Step-by-Step

Toss together chicken, Italian dressing, bell pepper, basil, and half of mayo. Fold in remaining mayo until chicken salad reaches your desired creaminess. Chill immediately.
To serve:
Use chicken salad to top crackers as a light appetizer, use as filling in sandwiches (goes great with whole wheat bread), or this salad can be served as part of a cold salad buffet. This is a great way to use leftover chicken.

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About Italian-Style Chicken Salad

Course/Dish: Chicken Chicken Salads Crackers Poultry Appetizers Salads

Regional Style: Italian

Other Tags: Quick & Easy For Kids Healthy

Hashtags: #sandwiches #tea

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