Curried Chicken Salad
We made a chicken broth the other day and saved the chicken for our curried chicken salad. Waste not want not! This one is, as always, easy and delicious - all it takes is some forward thinking!
Ingredients
2 chicken poached chicken breasts
3 tablespoons curry powder
2 tablespoons turmeric
1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 tablespoons pine nuts
2 Corn Tortillas
2 scallions
Unsweetened Dried Cranberries
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut the tortillas into strips and place on a baking sheet with the pine nuts. Roast for 8-10 minutes until nuts just start to brown.
Shred the chicken breasts - set aside
In a medium bowl mix the mayonnaise, curry powder, turmeric and red curry paste. Adjust for taste. The Thai curry paste is a bit salty so be careful with the salt.
Stir in the shredded chicken.
Finely chop the Dried Cranberries and thinly slice the scallions at a diagonal.
TO assemble mix half the dried cranberries and scallions with the chicken mixture, Divide into two plates, Sprinkle remaining cranberries, scallions and pine nuts on the top. Add tortilla strips.
A hearty Mexican soup with slow cooker chicken and all the best classic seasonings and toppings that make this cuisine one our favorites! 20 minutes of active time and only one slow cooker pot to clean!