creamy pineapple chicken salad

Name: Creamy Pineapple Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pound(s) boneless, skinless chicken, cooked and cubed - about 4 breasts; 3 - celery stalks - sliced thinly; 1/3 cup(s) red onion, minced or more if you like; 1/3 cup(s) heaping, chopped walnuts or whatever nut you prefer; 1 - 2 teaspoon(s) minced, fresh parsley - or can use dried; 20 - red grapes - halved or more if you like; 4 - 5 ounce(s) fresh pineapple, diced small - or could use canned tidbits; ## DRESSING; 3/4 cup(s) mayonnaise; 1/4 cup(s) sour cream; 1/8 cup(s) pineapple preserves or could use peach or apricot - the flavor is not prevalent; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon(s) pepper; salt - to taste

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CJ *

Somewhere, PA

Updated on Jun 20, 2014

Today was a new experiment for me, and this is what I came up with. I had a very ripe pineapple, some grapes and 2 pounds of chicken...so thought instead of the normal apples in this salad, I'd use pineapple...I happened to have some pineapple preserves that I used to flavor the mayonnaise base...if you don't have fresh pineapple, drained pineapple would be fine...you could actually use, peach, apricot or pineapple preserves for the dressing...they would all work.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Stove Top

yield 32 ounces - several depending how you're serving

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken, cooked and cubed - about 4 breasts
3 - celery stalks - sliced thinly
1/3 cup red onion, minced or more if you like
1/3 cup heaping, chopped walnuts or whatever nut you prefer
1 - 2 teaspoons minced, fresh parsley - or can use dried
20 - red grapes - halved or more if you like
4 - 5 ounces fresh pineapple, diced small - or could use canned tidbits
DRESSING
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1/8 cup pineapple preserves or could use peach or apricot - the flavor is not prevalent
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
salt - to taste

How To Make creamy pineapple chicken salad

Step 1

In a large bowl; add pineapple, celery, onion, grapes, parsley and toss to blend.

Step 2

Add the chicken and toss.
Step 3

In a small bowl whisk dressing ingredients. Pour over chicken mixture and toss to blend well.
Step 4

Refrigerate until chilled and serve over a bed of lettuce as a salad or as a sandwich...it would be great on croissants. I served on toast with lettuce. Enjoy!
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