The Finest Scorching Hen Salad

That is one of the best scorching hen salad recipe ever! It has shredded hen on prime, chopped celery, onions, almonds, a creamy sauce, and crushed potato chips! I like this recipe as a result of you need to use your meals storage. Please do not forget that you don’t want to purchase a particular cookbook for meal prep utilizing your meals storage.

Right here’s the deal: in case you purchase #10 cans, you substitute the veggie components in your recipes with freeze-dried greens. You probably have dehydrated greens, you may simply throw them in a soup or stew as a result of they have to be cooked to assist rehydrate them. It’s all about cooking from scratch, which suggests utilizing components in your pantry or freezer. The identical goes for canned hen, floor beef, pork, turkey, and so forth. Life is so good after we solely must go to the pantry to repair a meal, proper?

I needed to share this scorching hen salad as a result of I simply went to a bridal bathe, and the hostess served this recipe. I confess, I had two or three small helpings! It’s actually to die for, I promise. What’s attention-grabbing is that I keep in mind making this salad years in the past. Do you’ve recipes at the back of your cookbooks and instantly begin digging for them? Nicely, right here is mine; I dug out of the cobwebs.

Cooking The Hen

I cooked the hen in my strain cooker for about 20 minutes at the moment because it was nonetheless barely frozen. I simply added one cup of water and set it on excessive. I grew up with my mother utilizing a stovetop strain cooker, so I used to be excited to get one when the electrical models began displaying up.

You could keep in mind me telling you I took about six or seven courses from Chef Brad utilizing a Fagor (now known as Zavor) strain cooker. I did buy an Prompt Pot however ended up giving it away. They’re each good strain cookers, however I want the Zavor primarily based on its ease of use. UPDATE: Fagor is now Zavor, it’s superior! Zavor Strain Cooker

That is how the hen breasts taken care of strain cooking them.

Shredding The Hen

I shredded two cooked hen breasts in my KitchenAid 6-quart stand mixer. It’s a robust machine, however I didn’t need to fritter away the motor by shredding greater than two at a time.

The wonderful thing about this scorching hen salad is which you can combine up the components within the KitchenAid bowl by hand after you shred the hen. You add the crushed potato chips to the highest of the casserole proper earlier than placing it within the oven.

Scorching Hen Salad Recipe

Course:

Major Course

Delicacies:

American

Servings: 8 folks

Creator: Linda Loosli

• 4
  cups
  cooked shredded hen
• 1/4
  cup
  finely chopped onion
• 3/4
  cup
  chopped celery
• 1
  cup
  mayonnaise
• 1
  10.5-ounce cream of hen soup
• 1
  tablespoon
  lemon juice
• 1/2
  teaspoon
  black pepper
• 1/2
  cup
  slivered almonds (I used sliced almonds)
• 1
  cup
  shredded cheddar cheese
• 1-1/2
  cups
  coarsely crushed potato chips (I just like the look of ruffled chips)

1. Preheat oven to (350°F) = (176°C) levels.

2. Grease an 8 by 11-inch casserole pan.

3. Mix the components, besides the crushed potato chips in a big mixing bowl. Combine properly.

4. Scoop the combination into the greased pan and unfold evenly.

5. Sprinkle the potato chips over the combination.

6. Bake for 25-Half-hour till heated by way of. Serve it heat and revel in.

Linda’s Dinner Rolls

You could need to make some do-it-yourself dinner rolls to eat with this yummy scorching hen salad!

Course:

Bread

Delicacies:

American

Servings: 12 folks

Creator: Linda Loosli

• 4
  Teaspoons
  SAF Prompt Yeast
• 1/2 
  cup
  Water
• 2
  Cups
  Heat Milk
• 1/4 
  Cup
  Olive Oil
• 1
  Cup
  Sugar
• 1-1/2
  Teaspoons
  Sea Salt
• 4
  Teaspoons
  Dough Enhancer
• 2
  Eggs
• 6-7
  Cups
  White bread flour
  Add 1/2 of the flour after which add extra till the dough pulls away from the perimeters of the blending bowl

1. Place the entire components so as into your mixing bowl. Watch out with the eggs to not add the nice and cozy milk too slowly or you should have scrambled eggs.

2. Add half of the flour and maintain including the remainder of the flour till the bread dough pulls away from the perimeters of the blending bowl.

3. Cowl with greased plastic wrap and let rise the primary time for about an hour.

4. Punch the dough down and mildew it into small balls about 1-1/2 inches to 2 inches in diameter.

5. Cowl with greased plastic wrap and let rise another time about an hour or till double the dimensions.

6. Take away the plastic wrap and bake at (350°F)= (176°C) levels for about 15-20 minutes on a greased cookie sheet. Don’t overbake.

7. They need to be golden brown. I unfold a bit of butter on the tops after baking so the rolls are mushy on prime. Should you like a crispier prime you may skip this step.

Remaining Phrase

I hope you attempt making this scorching hen salad for your loved ones. It’s humorous how outdated recipes pop up at bridal showers, neighborhood events, or church get-togethers! I’ll be freezing this casserole in just a few smaller containers for later. Don’t you like having just a few meals within the freezer which you can reheat later? Life is sweet after we don’t must go to the grocery retailer, proper? Thanks once more for being ready for the surprising. Might God bless this world, Linda