ST. LOUIS-STYLE CHICKEN SALAD

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Entered for safe-keeping, adapted from Denise Evans, "Eat Laugh Love". I am fascinated by local food fetishes, and this was based on Straub's Market's version. This is comfort food, no calorie spared. I normally pressure cook bone-in skin-on chicken to get moist, rich chicken; Recipe #369106 is my go-to recipe (be sure to save the chicken stock for another recipe). If you don't want tiny black specks, use white pepper. It may not be authentic Straub's-style, but I would be tempted to replace the sour cream with Calabro All Natural Whole Milk Ricotta (if available) or Galbani Sorrento Original Ricotta Cheese (whole milk) -- these are premium ricottas, a world apart from the standard supermarket ricotta.

Provided by KateL

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 12m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups cooked chicken breasts, diced
2 large celery ribs, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
2 green onions, finely diced
6 tablespoons Hellmann's mayonnaise ("Real" Mayonnaise)
6 tablespoons sour cream or 6 tablespoons premium ricotta cheese
4 ounces feta with sun-dried tomato and basil, crumbled
2 teaspoons dried dill weed
1 pinch salt
fresh ground black pepper or white pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, celery, bell pepper, and green onions.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, sour cream, feta cheese, and dill weed.
  • Pour sauce over the chicken and stir to blend. Taste and season with salt and pepper as desired.
  • This is best refrigerated for 4 hours or more before serving, covered with plastic wrap.

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