# Southern Chicken Salad

A light but filling chicken salad, perfect for Spring and Summer.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 to 4 chicken breasts
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- smoked paprika
- creole seasoning
- Mrs. Dash garlic and herb
- water
- celery
- green bell peppers
- red onion
- 5 eggs
- mustard
- mayo

## Instructions

1. Add clean chicken breasts to a pot and season with onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, creole seasoning, and Miss Dash garlic and herb.
2. Add water and boil until the chicken is fully tender.
3. While the chicken is cooking, prepare the aromatics with finely diced celery, green bell peppers, and red onions.
4. Set aside.
5. Once chicken is tender, remove from the pot.
6. Boil five eggs.
7. Shred chicken and leave some of the chicken in chunks.
8. Add the red onions, bell peppers, celery, crushed eggs, mustard, and mayo to the bowl with chicken.
9. Season it up with the same exact seasoning used in the beginning.
10. Add more mayonnaise and mix.
11. Allow this to get cold and marinate, and the flavors overnight.

## Equipment

- pot
- knife
- bowl
- spoon
- cutting board
- tongs

## Tips

- Taste as you go. You can always add salt but you can’t take it away.
- Let the chicken salad get cold and marinate the flavors overnight.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjxXe2f7/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5b248edf-1584-4913-8e6c-8437534e099e
- Extracted: 2025-05-27

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