Peri Peri Chicken Salad
Peri peri chicken salad is a slightly spicy take on regular chicken salad. The peri peri sauce gives the chicken salad so much flavor. Double the recipe and enjoy all week long!
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded chicken
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon celery diced
- 2 tablespoon red onion diced
- 1 ½ teaspoons peri peri sauce
- ½ lime
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add the shredded chicken to a medium bowl.
- Add the mayonnaise, diced celery, diced onion, peri peri sauce, paprika, salt, pepper, and juice from half a lime.
- Stir and mix together with a fork until all combined and mashed together.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until cold (if desired) and then enjoy!
Notes
- You can use preshredded chicken or shred it yourself. I will take a whole chicken breast, boil it, and then shred it. That usually creates 1 cup of shredded chicken for me.
- This recipe is easy to customize. Want it spicier? Simply add more peri peri sauce. Love celery? Add more! Hate celery? Leave it out!
- I like to dice my ingredients small so they get evenly distributed and I don't have big chunks of celery or onion. However, it is up to you and how you prefer the texture of your chicken salad.
- If you find red onions to be strong, soak them in cold water for 10 minutes before using (drain before adding to your chicken salad, of course). That can help take some of the "bite" off of them.
- You can add fresh chopped herbs to top the chicken salad with! Cilantro, parsley, and tarragon are all great options.
Nutrition
Calories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 18gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 869mgPotassium: 237mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 156IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
If nutrition info is shown, values are based on an online calculator and are estimates. Please verify using your own data.
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