My husband says this is the BEST chicken salad ever! It's loaded with tender chicken, grapes, celery, pineapple and tossed in a slightly sweet creamy dressing.
4boneless skinless chicken breastscooked, cut into cubes
1canpineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved14oz can
1cupred grapes
1cupgreen grapes
1cupcelerychopped
⅔cupdry salted peanutscoarsely chopped
¼tspdried tarragon
1cupmayonnaise
2tbsplemon juice
2tbspjuice reserved from can of pineapple chunks
1tbspparsleychopped, for garnish, optional
Instructions
Add chicken, pineapple chunks (no juice), red grapes, green grapes, celery and peanuts to a large bowl. Toss to combine. Stir in tarragon.
In another bowl, stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice and reserved pineapple juice. Fold dressing into salad bowl and toss to combine. Sprinkle with parsley if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.