Carolina Pimento Cheese Chicken Salad
From Cook's Country
With so many ways to kick up the flavor of a simple chicken salad recipe, why do so many versions still feature a sloppy, stodgy mess of mayo and underseasoned chicken? For our flavor-packed Carolina Pimento Cheese Chicken Salad recipe, we found that sautéed boneless, skinless chicken breasts produced better flavor than the poached chicken most chicken salad recipes require. To create a distinctly flavored chicken salad recipe, we replaced some of the mayonnaise with sour cream. This also lightened the texture of the dressing so it didn’t weigh the chicken down.
Makes about 6 cups, enough for 6 sandwiches
Serve on a croissant or a split buttermilk biscuit.
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