According to my calender, summer is upon us!

I decided we should celebrate with a summery recipe featuring fresh, light flavors, so I chose my Classic Chicken Salad!

Perfect salad choice for a picnic with your special person, brown-bag lunch for a work or school day, formal luncheon, ladies tea or light dinner.

Or how about your next family function?  Make a bowl, grab a bag of crossiants and you will have the highlight of the meal!

Yummy, Delish and so simple to throw together when your in a pinch.

If you prefer not to use can chicken, cook 4 chicken breats ahead of time.

Classic Chicken Salad

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

2 cans of 12-13 oz pre-cooked chicken

1/2 cup sliced almonds (or nut of your choice)  

1/2 cup grapes sliced 

1/2 cup apples diced

1 cup mayonnaise

1 tsp lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

What you do:

1) In a medium size bowl, add your mayo, salt, pepper, and lemon juice and stir together.
2) Open and drain your chicken and pour in the bowl of mayo mix.
3) Next shred chicken up with a fork and mix together.
4) Add your almonds, apples and grapes and lightly toss into chicken mixture.
5) Serve right away or store in the refrigerator until ready to enjoy!

You can put it on top of a green salad, eat it on crackers, or make a sandwich on your favorite bread.

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So what’s up with all the Fall goodies and crafts?

If my calculations are correct I still have 4 days of summer left.

Correct?

So as Summer winds down to an end, I wanted to share one more “Summertime” recipe.
But note can be eaten during any season
That is fast and easy for those rushed evenings or picnic in the park days.

What is it, you say?

Clearing my throat……Here it comes…….Hawaiian Chicken Salad.

Yes folks there are other ways to make chicken salad then just mayo, salt and pepper. (:

Not that there is anything wrong with the Classic, but sometimes you just need to shake things up a bit.

What you need:
2 chicken breasts
1 cup mayo
1/4cup of dried cherries
1/2 cup pineapple chunks (canned pineapples are just fine and dandy)
1/8 cup of sliced almonds (use coconut flavored almonds if you can find them)
1/4 cup shredded coconut

What you do:
1) Boil chicken til completely cooked.
2) Once chicken is cooked, place in fridge til cool.
3) After the chicken is cool, shred it up with a fork.
4) Mix your mayo, cherries, pineapples, almonds and coconut together in a bowl.
5) Add in your chicken and stir until the dressing mixture covers your chicken completely.
6) Serve with bread, or better yet with Hawaiian Sweet Rolls.

Yummy Delish and so simple to throw together when your in a pinch. If your short on time cook chicken ahead of time or use canned chicken.

Enjoy your last “4” days of Summer.

And before you ask, yes starting Monday I will officially start posting for Fall!

But be warned! Fall is my favorite season. You might be in Fall overload from me before Winter gets here (:

Happy Eating!

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