Creamy Chicken Macaroni Salad
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
9 cups
- Serves:
- 12-15
ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, rinsed, cubed and sauteed
- 2 1⁄2 cups elbow macaroni, dry
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup red grapes, rinsed well and cut in half
- 3 celery ribs, rinsed and diced
- 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds
- 1 1⁄2 cups mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 11 ounces mandarin oranges, canned, drained
- romaine leaf (optional)
directions
- Cook elbow macaroni according to package directions. Drain.
- In a small bowl, whip mayonnaise and 2 T sugar together. Taste for your preference on sweetness before adding the third tablespoon.
- In a large bowl place chicken breasts, cut grapes, diced celery, sliced almonds and the macaroni. Toss ingredients together.
- Add mayonnaise to the large bowl and stir to coat all ingredients.
- Garnish with mandarin oranges.
- Chill until time to serve.
- May serve on individual plates that have been prepped with romaine leaves.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
dogsandwoods
Sarasota, Florida