Bacon Almond Chicken Salad

Bacon Almond Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 25 min

Total Time: 35 min

Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 3 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 quarts chicken broth
  • 8 slices Sugardale bacon
  • 1/4 cup almonds, sliced
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup red onion
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. In a large pot, add chicken breasts to chicken broth. Bring to a boil, cover, and turn off heat. Do not remove lid for 20 mintues.
  2. Meanwhile, fry bacon in a skillet until crisp. Remove from pan and allow to drain on paper towels. Once cooled, crumble bacon. Reserve 1 Tbsp. of bacon drippings in pan.
  3. Add almonds to skillet with reserved bacon grease and saute until lightly browned.
  4. Season almonds with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Then, place on paper towels to drain and cool.
  5. Once chicken is cooked through, remove from broth and allow to cool, then dice into small cubes.
  6. In a mixing bowl, combine chicken, bacon, red onion, mayonnaise, and almonds together. Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste if necessary.
  7. Serve immediately, or for best results, chill overnight.

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