Curried Chicken Salad (salad Or Sandwich)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup bacon (cooked crisp & crumbled)
• 2 large chicken breast halves (boneless, skinned, pre-cooked & cut in bite-size cubes)
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise (thinned with 1-2 tbsp of milk or heavy cream)
• 2 -4 teaspoons curry powder (more or less to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup golden raisin
• 1/3 cup red onion (chopped)
• 1/2 cup celery (chopped)
• 1 cup tomato (grape or cherry, halved)
• 1/2 cup pecans (toasted & chopped)
• 4 cups mixed salad greens (or lettuce of choice)

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon till crisp, crumble & set aside.
• 2 while bacon is cooking, cut pre-cooked chicken breasts into bite-sized cubes & set aside.
• 3 in a sml bowl, combine mayo, curry powder to taste pref, salt & pepper.
• 4 in a lrg salad bowl, toss all ingredients w/dressing (except mixed greens or lettuce) & refrigerate till well-chilled.
• 5 when chilled, serve the chicken salad over mixed greens or a bed of lettuce on 4 salad plates & garnish w/veggies or fruit of choice as desired.
• 6 note: the chicken salad can be made a dy ahead of planned luncheon service or stored in a container to use for sandwich filling as desired for snacks or to-go occasions.