Delicious Cilantro Chicken Salad

Description

This delicious and tasty chicken salad is seasoned with fresh chopped cilantro, lime juice, and poultry seasoning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, or more as needed
  • 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, or more to taste, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder, plus more to taste
  • kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pinch poultry seasoning, or more to taste
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup red onion, chopped
  • ΒΌ cup slivered almonds, or to taste
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, or to taste
  • 2 squeezes lime juice, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add chicken. Season with garlic powder
  2. salt
  3. pepper
  4. and poultry seasoning. Cook until chicken is no longer pink inside and juices run clear
  5. 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cooked chicken to a large mixing bowl.
  6. Add celery
  7. red onion
  8. and almonds to the bowl with the chicken. Toss in mayonnaise
  9. lime juice
  10. cumin
  11. chili powder
  12. and cilantro. Season with additional salt
  13. pepper
  14. and garlic powder. Add additional mayonnaise if salad seems too dry.
  15. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour. Serve chilled.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 10

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