Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 large croissants or 6 small

"This chicken salad is our family's favorite. It's easy and can be made ahead. I make this often as it's always requested.  Also, recipe is easily double or tripled depending on servings needed."

 
Ingredients:

3 cups cooked chicken breast, diced (you can also use rotisserie chicken breast but only the white meat) 1/4 cup diced celery 2 Tablespoons red onion, finely diced  1/4 cup raisins (or all dried cranberries) 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup sliced almonds Dressing: 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 4 large Croissants or 6 small Croissants

Directions:

1.

Make dressing, mix mayo, salt and pepper, set aside.

2.

Combine the rest of ingredients and fold in dressing.  (You may not need all the dressing, depending how you like your chicken salad) Spoon into each croissant. Serves 5 Hint: For a large group, get smaller croissants and double or triple as needed. I get the half size croissants at Sam's Club, they are the perfect size. To toast almonds: Put on cookie sheet and bake 350 for about 5-10 minutes. Check often because they will burn fast. Cooked Chicken for Chicken Salad: Place chicken breast on cookie sheet lined with foil (for easy cleanup), bake 350 for about 30-40 minutes (depends on size of chicken). Flip chicken half way through. Baked until done but not browned so that it doesn't get dried out. Let sit until cool and dice into bite size pieces.