Straub’s Chicken Salad
Copycat straub Chicken Salad – a delicious and healthy dish that is perfect for any meal. This salad is made with chicken, olives, and vegetables, and is perfect for a summer picnic or dinner.
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 3 cups water
- 1 carrot cut into chunks
- 1 rib celery cut into chunks
- 1/2 medium yellow onion
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 to 5 whole black peppercorns
- 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts about 2 pounds
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1.5 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp celery seed
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp finely diced celery
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
Instructions
- Bring the chicken stock, water, carrot, celery, onion, bay leaf, and peppercorns to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- Add the chicken breasts, ensuring enough liquid to cover them completely, by an inch or so. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, until chicken is done.
- Remove chicken breasts and set aside to cool. Save broth for other uses (or, you can save it and use it to make chicken salad again!)
- When cool, shred the chicken into 1-inch pieces (you should have about 4 cups worth, more or less) and mix with the mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery seed, salt, diced celery, and white pepper.
- Place in an airtight container in the fridge for 24 hours.
- When ready to serve, stir the salad well, and taste and adjust for seasoning, adding salt if necessary. Enjoy!