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🥗 Fancy Nancy Chicken Salad Chick Recipe Card

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 7
Calories: 340
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups cooked chicken breast finely chopped (about 2 lbs raw chicken)
  • 1 cup mayonnaise preferably Duke’s or Hellmann’s
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • ½ cup celery finely chopped
  • ½ cup seedless red grapes halved
  • ½ cup apples finely chopped (Fuji or Gala work well)
  • ½ cup pecans chopped and lightly toasted

Method
 

Cook Chicken:
  1. Boil or poach chicken breasts until fully cooked (about 15–20 minutes). Cool, then finely chop or pulse in a food processor for the classic Chicken Salad Chick texture.
Mix Base:
  1. In a large bowl, whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
Add Chicken:
  1. Stir in chopped chicken until evenly coated.
Fold in Crunch & Sweetness:
  1. Gently fold in celery, grapes, apples, and pecans.
Chill & Serve:
  1. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to let flavors meld. Serve chilled on croissants, crackers, or a bed of lettuce.

Notes

For authentic texture, process chicken in a food processor until fine, but not mushy.
Toasting pecans enhances their flavor and keeps them crunchy.
Add a pinch of sugar or honey if you like a sweeter chicken salad.
Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.