Pesto Chicken Salad

Name: Pesto Chicken Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups Cooked Chicken, shredded (leftover roast chicken works perfectly); 2 Tbl Mayonnaise; 2 Celery Stalks, finely diced; 3 Tbl Basil Pesto (store-bought is fine); Salt and Pepper to taste

Chicken salad swapped to pesto instead of plain mayo - brighter, herby, and works hot or cold.

Start with the same base as the classic - shredded chicken, mayo, celery - and stir in basil pesto. The basil and pine nut flavor coats every piece of chicken and turns a plain chicken salad into something with a lot more going on. Use leftover chicken from a roast and this comes together in five minutes.

Prep: 10 min • Serves: 4

Ingredients

3 cups Cooked Chicken, shredded (leftover roast chicken works perfectly)
2 Tbl Mayonnaise
2 Celery Stalks, finely diced
3 Tbl Basil Pesto (store-bought is fine)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

Combine shredded chicken and celery in a bowl.
Add the mayonnaise and pesto. Stir until evenly coated.
Season with salt and pepper - pesto is already salty so taste before adding more.
Serve in a sandwich, on crackers, over greens, or directly from the bowl. All valid.