Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches

Submitted by Woowoose

"These are my favorite tea sandwiches. They're crowd pleasers."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 20 sandwiches

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup cooked chicken, finely chopped
• 1 slice red bell pepper, finely minced
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise (I use Miracle Whip)
• 1⁄4 cup slivered almonds, finely chopped
• salt and pepper
• 10 slices white bread, sliced thin (cut regular pieces in half if you have to)

directions

1. For the spread, combine the butter, lemon juice and salt.
2. To make the filing, combine chicken, mayonnaise, almonds, salt and pepper.
3. Spread each slice of bread with a thin layer of the butter mixture. Add the filling to half the bread slices and top with the other half, buttered sides inches.
4. Remove the crusts and cut the sandwiches as desired.