Crunchy-Style Chicken Salad

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
Yield 2 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
Water chestnuts and pecans dress up this creamy chicken salad sent by Margaret McNeil in Memphis, Tennessee. It looks especially pretty nestled on a bed of lettuce leaves, but it also makes a fun sandwich filling.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 3 tablespoons chopped celery
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons chopped water chestnuts
  • 4 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
  • 4 teaspoons diced pimientos, drained
  • 1 tablespoon chopped pecans
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 lettuce leaves
  • 1 hard-boiled large egg, sliced

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Serve on lettuce-lined plates. Garnish with egg slices.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 304 calories, 14g fat (3g saturated fat), 202mg cholesterol, 692mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 34g protein.

Water chestnuts and pecans dress up this creamy chicken salad sent by Margaret McNeil in Memphis, Tennessee. It looks especially pretty nestled on a bed of lettuce leaves, but it also makes a fun sandwich filling.
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