INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 lbs cooked shredded chicken
15 oz can mixed veggies with potato
3/4 cup mayo ( to start)
1/3 cup Mexican cream
3 Tbsp pickled jalapeno liquid
1 tsp Maggi sauce
2 scallions
salt & pepper to taste
Mexican Chicken Salad EASY | Chicken Salad Recipe
Method of making
today I’m going to show you how to make an easy Mexican style chicken salad this is gonna be good okay so here I’m working with about a pound and a half of shredded chicken you can use a rotisserie chicken from the store or you can do what I did so basically I took my crock pot added like two pounds of chicken breast and some onion powder and you can season how you like by the way here I’m adding a tablespoon of chicken bouillon powder a half teaspoon of cracked black pepper here I have some garlic powder that I’m going to shake on and I’m also going to add about a cup of water into my crock pot here I’m going to cover with a lid and you can cook this on
low if you have time I’m going for high it takes about three to four hours until it’s cooked and tender so it is cooked and it smells so good even with that simple seasonings that I added and it should be fork tender and easy to shred and like I said you could use rotisserie but today I’m working with shredded chicken breast okay I’m also going to be adding several tablespoons of this pickling liquid from jalapenos and carrots I’m also going to add some of the chopped Jalapenos in the mix here I have this is like a 15 ounce can of mixed vegetables or veg all if you have that brand I’m going to be adding some Mayo start with like three quarters of a cup and work your way up from there
Mexican Chicken Salad EASY | Chicken Salad Recipe
salt and pepper and I have a couple of other ingredients I’ll be adding but they are optional so here I’m going to add my mayonnaise I like to eyeball I make this all the time I’m going to add just a pinch of salt I’m also going to add some cracked black pepper sometimes I like to add crushed red pepper flakes here I’m going to add Hugo the Maggie this is a seasoning sauce much like soy sauce like a half teaspoon and here I’m adding like three tablespoons of the pickling liquid with chopped jalapenos I’m going to give that a mix and some recipes do call for a squeeze of fresh lime juice I just like the flavor of the pickling liquid but you definitely can add that so after I
give this a good mix this next ingredient I’ll say it’s optional if you don’t have it but I like to add Mexican Crema or table cream you could also add sour cream if you want but I like the table cream it’s just a thick cream now I’m just going to give this a good mix and you’ll want to taste this for salt and seasoning and adjust to your preference so here I’m going to add all of my shredded chicken it’s probably about a pound to a pound and a half of shredded chicken here the drained can of vegetables and just mix that up and like I said if you want some fresh lime squeezed into here that’s fine and I actually forgot to add one ingredient that I typically like to add you can omit
Mexican Chicken Salad EASY | Chicken Salad Recipe
this like I said but I chopped one or two fresh scallions so I’m going to add that right into the bowl and if you want fresh onion dice that up into a small dice that also works so give this a really good mix and you’ll want to adjust the seasonings in this so I’m going to add a little more cracked black pepper and that’ll do the trick for me this is a great make ahead chicken salad I grew up eating this on tostadas but today we’re going to have them with crackers so give it a mix you can refrigerate overnight and just add a little extra cream or Mayo the next day to bring it back to life so recently I’ve been growing my little hydroponic veggies here I have some fresh lettuce and I’m also growing
tomatoes but I just like to pluck some of these tender leaves for garnish I actually have a few empty pods I’m probably going to grow some chives or some type of herb that I like to use in my cooking okay so I’m going to Plate this up and this is the meal so simple I love this chicken salad and it’s so easy to make by the way you could also make chicken salad sandwiches with this some of you might find the ingredient of the mixed vegetables odd but I grew up having chicken salad this way okay so here I have my saltine crackers and this meal is ready so I hope you give this recipe a try I hope you like it and thanks
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