Tarragon Chicken Salad Recipe
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Tarragon Chicken Salad

By: jessica 
"This is a light and easy to make chicken salad. For a less tangy dressing, use light mayonnaise instead of the sour cream. Also, green onions can be substituted for the chives, if necessary."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (14)

What to Drink?
Wine Chardonnay
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
5 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives
  • 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
  • 2 tablespoons blanched slivered almonds
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine chicken, celery, chives or green onions, yogurt, sour cream or mayonnaise, and tarragon; mix lightly. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  2. Place nuts in a dry skillet. Toast over medium heat, turning frequently, until nuts are fragrant and lightly browned. Add almonds to chicken salad, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 154 | Total Fat: 5.6g | Cholesterol: 58mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 6, 2010 by Jillian Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Delicious! This was a great way to use up some left over chicken I had. I cut the celery back...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2003 by Navy_Mommy   view full review
This is tasty. I couldn't find plain yogurt so just used fat free mayo. Also, since fresh...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2010 by ashleylovestocook   view full review
This chicken salad is a great base for someone who has an afliction to mayo. I added...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 6, 2003 by SBECK   view full review
Delicious and easy! I loved the unique flavor of the tarragon. I didn't have plain yougart,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2010 by JKJ662000   view full review
Great salad. I tried it with fresh tarragon and used the juice of half a lemon to give it a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2005 by MADETOBESPECIAL   view full review
This dish had too much celery, was a little dry and lacked a little taste. Next time, we'll...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2009 by Keyla   view full review
ANOTHER GREAT RECIPE!!! Staff members loved it!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2009 by Outro   view full review
This was really very good. I enjoyed the tarragon and chives a lot - nice spin to an old...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2006 by BajaValle   view full review
This was tasty. I didn't have yogurt or sour cream so I used mayo and it worked just fine. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2008 by trblmkr   view full review
I used this as the basis for a killer mock chicken salad.

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