This recipe is so easy on a busy week. The cook once eat twice concept is a lifesaver for today’s busy lifestyles! I was talking to my sister on the telephone yesterday, and she has three children in five sports this Spring and is really struggling to put good food on the table. I hear her! It can be challenging to churn out healthy meals for the family no matter who you are, and busy Mom’s can really benefit from some fast recipe ideas!
My deli chicken salad recipe uses leftover roasted chicken. I used a chicken from my Lemon Herb Juicy Roasted Chicken recipe here. I had leftover roasted chicken and needed something quick on Monday night. I find chicken salad is so much moisture when you use the whole bird, (a mixture of dark and light meat).
To cook once eat twice, depending on the size of your family, you will need one or two whole chickens. Make the Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken recipe, or another favorite whole roasted chicken recipe the first night. The second night, you will shred the leftover cooked chicken and put together the chicken salad in ten minutes!
Deli Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
2 1/2 Cups Shredded Leftover Chicken
1 Cup Good Mayonnaise (I used my favorite Paleo Mayonnaise here)
1 Tablespoon of Dill Pickle Relish (I love Bubbies) for those Low FodMap it has garlic, but this tiny amount should be fine!)
1 Tablespoon of Whole Grain Mustard (I just found this Clean Brand at my Local Coop, it is delicious!)
1/2 Teaspoon Himalayan Pink Salt or Sea Salt
Directions: Just mix it all together and serve it. Someone is sure to lick the bowl clean!
Tip: Double the recipe for even another day packed in lunches!
Have a Happy Day!
I love chicken roasted with lemon. The roasted lemon juice is so sweet. I have not made chicken salad with it yet though–I will have to try it. I also love to add some lavender to my chicken–I bet that would be good in a chicken salad, too.
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Hi Karen! I am a big fan of incorporating lavender in food. There is a beautiful lavender farm we like to visit in the summer that sells culinary lavender in Northern Michigan!
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I love how simple this recipe is and it looks like it will taste great.
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Thank you Marian!
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I love using leftovers to make something new! Thanks for sharing?
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Me too Linda! Especially when is an entirely new dish and doesn’t look like leftovers. An added plus is when those eating it think you slaved away and it was so easy. haha!
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Exactly!! 🙂
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