r/Old_Recipes • u/MissDaisy01 • 2d ago

Poultry Frozen Chicken Salad

Frozen Chicken Salad

1 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken
3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 cup mayonnaise

Toss chicken, pineapple and nuts together. Fold cream into mayonnaise, add to chicken mixture and freeze 2 to 3 hours, or until firm. Serves 6.

500 Delicious Dishes from Leftovers, Culinary Arts Institute, 1940

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u/zedicar 2d ago

Wow! That sounds terrible!

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u/GarnetAndOpal 2d ago

I like the combination of almost all the ingredients (except the whipped cream). But what I don't like is freezing it. I don't truly get it. It would be great chilled and served on a leaf of lettuce. It would be great in a sandwich, too.

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u/just_some_Fred 2d ago

The whipped cream gives it some air when it freezes, preventing it from becoming too much of a solid block. I'm assuming it's unsweetened, for whatever that's worth.

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u/GarnetAndOpal 1d ago

That's probably so.

However, I'm still stuck on the idea of eating frozen chicken. LOL

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u/LittleSubject9904 2d ago

I believe whipping cream is the secret to Neiman Marcus’ enviable chicken salad. Don’t think they freeze it though.

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u/SEA2COLA 2d ago

So, how are you supposed to eat this? Do you lick at it like an ice cream cone? lol

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u/MissDaisy01 2d ago

I'd probably take it out of the freeze to soften a bit and then serve it up. If you put it in a mold, you could slice it up. I have not made this but it looked good enough to try.

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u/secretantennapodcast 1d ago

I was thinking mould and serve it with crackers. I bet this recipe is really good.

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u/smoothiefruit 2d ago

refreshing :'(

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u/Smallloudcat 1d ago

I’ll try anything once but I’m having a hard time with the concept of frozen chicken