every once in a while i crave a good chicken salad sandwich. and it's such a simple dish, i really should make it more often. this week, i wasn't craving the salad as much as i was craving some homemade bread. but if i made bread, i'd need something good to eat with it to make sure it got eaten and wasn't a wasted effort. and so, the idea to have chicken salad sandwiches for dinner this week was born. i've tried several recipes for chicken salad, and i've come to the conclusion that you can pretty much put whatever you want in it! so i decided to use this recipe for the general idea,
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/05/chicken-salad-the-way-i-like-it/, but then i made modifications based on what i like and what we had on hand. (i omitted the dill, because yuck, and i didn't have a lemon, so that was out, i wasn't in the mood for almonds, so they were out, and i replced the half and half with skim milk because 1, that's what we had, but 2, because it's lower in fat!) overall, i thought this was a really good chicken salad, and i like that with the addition of the greek yogurt, it's healthier than other versions i've seen and tried.
Chicken Salad Sandwich
2 c chicken, cooked and shredded
2 stalks celery, diced
3 green onions, diced
2 c grapes, chopped
1/4 c mayonnaise
1/4 c plain greek yogurt
1/4 c milk
1 Tbsp brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste
In a large bowl, combine chicken, celery, green onions and grapes. In a second bowl, combine remaining ingredients. When the flavor of the dressing is just right, pour over chicken mixture and mix well. Chill before serving.
yes, that picture is of a 1/2 eaten sandwich on a napkin on my desk at work. but i wanted to be sure and get a picture! the bread is a homemade honey grain. i inherited a new bread maker a few weeks ago, so it was easy peasy to make this delicious bread from scratch. the recipe came in the instruction booklet, but the ingredients include: water, butter, honey, salt, bread flour, wheat flour and oatmeal. yum!
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