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Anybody have a good chicken salad recipe?

I usually only like chicken salad in restaurants. I cannot find a good recipe that replicates one in a restaurant. I dont like grapes or fruit in my chicken salad. Please do not search the internet and post something you have never made on here. I want a recipe that you have made and love. Thank you!

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1. I love chicken salad. I use mayo, salt, pepper and dill weed. Simple and very yummy. My chicken salad made dill weed my daughter's favorite seasoning.
2. I cut my cooked chicken up into small cubes, add mayo to taste, sometimes I put a little pickle relish, and sometimes I put a little chopped up onions. I stuff tomatoes or make sandwiches out of mine. I have made sandwiches out of a mix of chicken and mayo. It works out fine and taste good.
3. I don't like fruit or nuts in mine either. I do like crunch though. I keep my chicken pieces pretty chunky (big). I mix mayonnaise, celery salt, chopped celery and a drained can of water chestnuts. Sometimes I chop those up, sometimes not. I put garlic in everything but pancake batter whether it needs it or not. *s* On an ambitious day, I will roast the garlic in foil before adding a bit to the salad. This imparts a sweetness that I just love. Probably not very restaurant-y but it's delicious.
4. I make this and it never fails: Chicken--I use cut up or shredded rotisserie chicken Mayonaise finely diced red onion diced celery pepper salt (may not need if using rotisserie chicken) Any other spices--sometimes I toss in a little dried thyme, or some red chile flakes or even celery seed) Mix and serve. I don't measure because sometimes I want a wetter chicken salad (more mayo) or more celery. Happy eating!
5. Cube the chicken as many hard boiled aggs as you want salt & Pepper to taste Chopped onion, or celery or apple Mayo....Use only Helmans! pinch of ceyanne pepper! AWESOME!! :)
6. A good resources for replicating most delicious restaurant meals at home is Americas secret recipes. My family enjoy trying out great meas we eat out at home. You can easily prepare great meals you eat out from this recipe book. Go to http://tinyurl.com/2eyaljw
7. The quality/taste of home made versus restaurant is simple. A lot of people at home use canned chicken. That can ruin a good chicken salad if you don't know how to pick out a good can of chicken. But the best will always be leftover chicken from dinner last night. Shred it, I add diced onions, celery, heavy fresh ground pepper, salt, a mix of sourcream and mayo because I like it really creamy but I don't like using all that mayo. I like to add corn and cayenne pepper but I usually don't if I plan on sharing it with anyone they always seem to complain about it. My mom likes adding diced water chestnuts and I really like it that way but never do it for myself. I like the crunch. Of course measurements are on the fly. How oniony do I want it? How hot do I want it? How salty, peppery or crunchy?