Description
Creamy Southern-style chicken salad made with poached chicken breasts, eggs, celery, relish, and mayonnaise, perfect for sandwiches or light lunches.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4 cups lemon-lime soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
- 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/3 cup sweet pickle relish
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in a deep skillet and sprinkle with salt
- Pour lemon-lime soda over chicken to fully cover
- Bring liquid to a gentle boil, cover, and reduce to a simmer
- Cook until chicken reaches 165°F internally
- Remove chicken and let cool completely
- Add cooled chicken to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped
- Chop eggs and add to chicken
- Stir in celery, onion, relish, mayonnaise, and black pepper
- Mix until smooth and well combined
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving
Notes
- Do not overprocess the chicken or it may become pasty
- Chilling improves flavor and texture
- Best used within three days
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Poaching
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 155 mg