Chicken Salad Contessa

Added By: Carol West

  • 2 split chicken breasts, bone in skin on (1 ½ lbs)
  • Good olive oil
  • kosher salt & ground pepper
  • ½ c pecan halves
  • ½ c walnuts
  • ½ c mayonnaise
  • ½ c sour cream
  • 1 T chopped tarragon leaves
  • 1 c green grapes, cut in ½ 
  1. Preheat the oven to 350.  
  2. Place chicken breasts, skin side up, on a baking sheet and rub them with olive oil.  Sprinkle generously with salt & pepper.  
  3. Roast for 35 – 40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.  Set aside until cool.  
  4. When the chicken is cool, remove meat from the bones and discard the skin and bone.  
  5. Cut the chicken into a ¾ inch dice.  
  6. Place the pecans and walnuts on a separate sheet pan and toast in the oven for 7-8 minutes until golden.  Set aside to cool.  
  7. For the dressing mix together the mayo, sour cream, 2 tsp. salt and ½ tsp. pepper.  Fold in half the chopped tarragon leaves.  Toss all ingredients together.  Top with remaining Tarragon leaves and serve on lettuce.

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