yummy pecan chicken salad

Name: Yummy Pecan Chicken Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - rotisserie chicken, skinned and boned or 3 chicken breasts and two thighs cooked; 1 cup(s) chopped celery; 1 cup(s) chopped green olives plus some of the liquid; 1 cup(s) finely chopped pecans; 3/4 cup(s) mayonnaise; 1/4 cup(s) sweet pickle relish

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Marie Freeman

Poquoson, VA

Updated on Sep 2, 2014

This is a rich chicken salad, a family recipe that has been tested many years. It is great for a filling for popovers or croissants. If I don't want it quite so rich I leave out the pecans. But actually, with the addition of the nuts, it really puts the taste over the top!

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prep time 30 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 10-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 - rotisserie chicken, skinned and boned or 3 chicken breasts and two thighs cooked
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green olives plus some of the liquid
1 cup finely chopped pecans
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sweet pickle relish

How To Make yummy pecan chicken salad

Step 1

Chop the cooked chicken into pieces and place in a food processor. Pulse 3-4 times to small pieces.

Step 2

Chop the celery up in the food processor, pulsing 3-4 times. Pecans and olives can be processed or chopped by hand.
Step 3

Mix together the chicken, olives, celery and nuts. I usually add about 1/4 cup of the olive juice from the jar. This makes the chicken salad not so dry without having to add more mayo.
Step 4

Add the relish. Add a little mayo at the time until it is the consistency that you like. I don't add any more mayo than I have to. I like to stop just as it comes together and no longer looks dry.
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