It's happened before.
My vodka pasta, for example. Before I made up this recipe, I used the jarred vodka sauce. Mistake! And I admitted it here.
This time, it's my chicken salad recipe. I'm not changing much, just the beginning. Everything is the same, except instead of boiling the chicken...you crock-pot it the night before.
Here's what I did:
6 chicken breast tenders
1/4 cup water
freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper
a few red pepper flakes
a tablespoon of the hidden valley ranch packet
I combined all those ingredients and turned the crockpot on low for 10 hours (or overnight will work if you don't have the "smart pot" that mine claims to be)
After that, everything is the same. The color of the chicken salad WILL darken because of the way the chicken is prepared, but I'm telling you, it's good. Anthony tried it for the first time tonight and *really* liked it which kind of surprised me to be honest. So yay for that :)
I know. EVERYONE under the sun has a chicken salad recipe. But it seems like everyone under the Southern sun puts apples/grapes/nuts/or a combo of those into their chicken salad. Ugh. I can't handle that.
Sooo...after perusing several versions of a chicken salad recipe, I've come up with Lora's version. It's a little out there. But if you have weird tastes like I do, you may just like it :0) I should just mention right now that the measurements I'm listing here are approximate and I adjust it every time!
Chicken Salad
6 frozen or thawed chicken strips
1/2 cup mayonaise
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon Tabasco or other hot sauce (adjust this for your spiciness preference)
1/4 packet of ranch dressing mix
freshly ground pepper
Boil chicken. Cut/shred into pieces (your preference on size) and mix with all other ingredients. Serve with a great slice of white bread or crackers. YUM.
