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Grammie's Best Chicken Salad

Comfort food at it's best! This Chicken Salad has never failed to bring compliments and requests for the recipe. Easy and quick. Equally great for parties and school lunches.
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 portions

Ingredients

  • 3 ribs Celery rinsed and chopped medium small
  • 1/2 Large Shallot chopped fine
  • 1 heaping Tablespoon Fresh Chives chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Thyme stemmed and chopped
  • 1 large cluster Red Seedless Grapes rinsed and halved
  • 1 4 1/2-5 pound Rotisserie Chicken (preferably large Costco Chicken) skinned and deboned
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt divided to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash Original Table Blend Seasoning Note: There are many flavors of Mrs. Dash seasoning. Be sure to use the one pictured below as other flavors will dramatically alter your results.
  • 1 cup Hellman's/Best Foods or any Real Mayonnaise (dressings not recommended)
  • 1/2 cup Sour Cream
  • 1/2 cup Walnuts chopped (optional)

Instructions

  1. Gather ingredients and a large bowl.
  2. Prepare each ingredient as listed, chopping Shallot, Chives, and stemmed Thyme,
  3. Rinse and chop Celery. Rinse Red Grapes and slice in half.
  4. Skin and debone Rotisserie Chicken. Chop meat into chunky bite-sized pieces (approximately one inch). Add first six ingredients together into the large bowl and gently toss with a rubber spatula.
  5. Add Salt, Pepper and Mrs. Dash seasoning.
  6. Add Mayo and Sour Cream. Gently fold all ingredients together. Adjust seasonings to taste, if desired.
  7. Serve chilled Chicken Salad on a Croissant Roll with Butter Leaf Lettuce (as pictured), Sandwich Bread or simply on a bed of fresh Lettuce. Enjoy!