Coveted Chicken Salad
Ingredients
  • 5-6 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. chicken bouillon granules
  • 1 Tbsp. onion flakes
  • ¾-1 cup Miracle Whip
  • 5 stalks celery, diced
  • salt
Instructions
  1. Boil the chicken breasts in water, with salt, until cooked through--about 30 minutes.
  2. Remove from water and refrigerate until cold enough to handle.
  3. While you are waiting, dice up the celery and place in a bowl. Sprinkle a ridiculous amount of salt over the celery. Don't worry, we'll be rinsing it off in a while. This will help the celery lose the bitter taste it has sometimes. Set aside.
  4. When chicken is cold, cut it into bite-sized pieces, being impeccable about removing everything but the actual white, breast meat. Discard fat, veins, gristle--nobody wants to eat that...trust me on this.
  5. Place diced chicken in a medium bowl. Add ¾ cup Miracle Whip salad dressing.
  6. Mix the chicken and Miracle Whip well and decide if you need the extra ¼ cup of salad dressing. I usually do.
  7. Now, sprinkle the onion flakes and bouillon granules evenly over the top and set aside.
  8. Pour the diced and salted celery into a colander and rinse thoroughly. Let it drain for a few minutes then add to the chicken mixture.
  9. Again, mix very well. Understand that the real flavors will be much better distributed if you leave the salad covered in the fridge for a few hours--or better yet, overnight. Then mix again, and salt to taste.
Recipe by Gracious Rain at https://graciousrain.com/coveted-chicken-salad/