HOLLAND HOUSE® LEMON CHICKEN SALAD

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Simmering the chicken in cooking wine adds lots of flavor to this refreshing main dish salad.

Provided by Holland House

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Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

½ cup Holland House® White Cooking Wine
1 pound boneless chicken breasts, skinned
1 cup pea pods, blanched
¾ cup sliced celery
¼ cup sliced green onions
½ cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 pinch Pepper if desired
½ cup toasted slivered almonds
Lettuce

Steps:

Place cooking wine and chicken in large saucepan. Add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
Let chicken cool in liquid 45 minutes. Drain; cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
In large bowl, combine chicken, pea pods, celery, onions, mayonnaise, lemon peel and pepper; mix well. Cover; refrigerate 1 to 2 hours to blend flavors.
Just before serving, stir in almonds. To serve, spoon chicken salad onto lettuce-lined plates.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.5 calories, Carbohydrate 11 g, Cholesterol 67.4 mg, Fat 34.6 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 26.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 419.4 mg, Sugar 1.9 g