The Kitchen of Yum

This recipe is customizable and loved by all I’ve made it for. The crunchy grapes add just the right amount of sweetness to this savory dish that you’ll keep coming back for more. My original recipe does not have nuts, but sunflower seeds, slivered almonds, or chopped walnuts are a great addition!

Now, what inspired me to create this simple dish is I don’t like celery. Celery seeds are fine, but the texture and taste of actual celery is… bleh. I also don’t like the smell and texture of boiled chicken. Yes, it’s going to be covered with other smells and spices once it’s mixed together, but grilled or baked chicken is so much better. SMOKED chicken would be amazing!

Chicken Salad

Yields 3-4 servings

Chicken:

3-4 Chicken Thighs

2 tsp each Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, and Onion Powder.

Olive Oil – I used a spray, but pour oil works too.

Dressing/Mix-ins

15-20 seedless grapes – red or greed, halved

1/3 cup mayo, heaping

1/2 tsp celery seeds

1/2 tsp dill weed

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350F.

If the chicken thighs are thick, cut them in half so they cook evenly. Place chicken in a 9×13 baking dish, then rub or spray with olive oil.

Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of each seasoning above across one side of the chicken, flip them over and sprinkle the other teaspoon across that side.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes uncovered or until the internal temp reaches 165F.

While chicken is baking, slice up your grapes and place in medium size bowl. Add the remain ingredients to the bowl and give it a mix to incorporate the dressing on the grapes.

Once the chicken is done. Remove from baking dish and let rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes to let them cool some.

Dice up the chicken into small pieces, then add to your dressing/grape mixture. Once all the chicken is diced and added to the bowl, mix thoroughly to make sure all the chicken is coated in the dressing.

Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour, over night would be recommended, for the best results.

Serve on croissants, crackers, wraps, or eat straight from the bowl.

Optional additions:

sliced almonds

chopped walnuts

sunflower seeds

You could sub the grapes for dried cranberries or raisins

You could sub the chicken thighs for chicken breasts, but I would only use 2 maybe 3 (cut in half) to keep the ratios about the same.