Kittencal's Chicken Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 large chicken breasts, cooked and finely chopped (or use 4 small breasts preferably poached)
• 1 stalk celery, finely diced
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 3/4-1 cup dried cranberries (you may chop in half or leave whole) or 3/4-1 cup raisins (you may chop in half or leave whole)
• 1/2 cup red seedless grapes, halved (measure 1/2 cup halved or use 1 small apple, chopped)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 3/4 cup salad dressing (use miracle whip salad dressing)
• 2 tablespoons coleslaw dressing (kraft coleslaw dressing works well)
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika (can use up to 3/4 teaspoon)
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl toss together chicken with celery, onions and cranberries.
• 2 in another bowl mix all dressing ingredients until well blended; add to the chicken mixture and toss to combine.
• 3 cover and chill for a minumum of 4-24 hours.
• 4 just before serving mix in grape halves then season with black pepper.
• 5 poaching chicken-------.
• 6 place the chicken breasts in a saucepan.
• 7 cover with water and 1/2 teaspoon salt (and 1 bay leaf optional) bring to a simmer.
• 8 lightly simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.
• 9 remove from heat and let sit in the water for about 10 minutes.
• 10 cool and chop.