Best Champagne Poached Chicken With Grape Salad Recipes

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Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb. grilled chicken meat, sliced
2 cups California seedless grapes
3/4; cup celery, sliced
1/4 cup green onion, sliced
4 oz. mixed honey-roasted nuts
1/3 cup prepared honey-dijon dressing
4-6 cups salad greens or chopped romaine lettuce

Steps:

In a large bowl, toss together chicken, grapes, celery, green onion and nuts with the dressing.
Serve salad on a bed of greens.

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 cups cubed chicken or 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

10 sprigs parsley
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 small onion, halved
1 small carrot, halved
1 stalk celery, halved
3 pounds chicken breasts halves, on the bone and fat trimmed
5 to 6 cups chicken broth, homemade or low-sodium canned

Steps:

Put the parsley, thyme, onion, carrot, celery, and chicken breasts in a medium saucepan. Cover with the broth, and bring just to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and cover. Poach the chicken for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove the pan from the heat, uncover, cool the chicken in the liquid for 30 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and reserve the liquid. Bone and skin the chicken and cut the meat into cubes. Discard the bones and skin.
Strain the broth and store, covered, in the refrigerator for 3 days or freeze for later use. Remove any fat from the surface of the broth before using.