Classic Creamy Chicken Salad

Name: Classic Creamy Chicken Salad
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 , whole bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (large, at least 1 1/2 pounds each); 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; , Table salt; 2 medium ribs, celery, cut into small dice; 2 , medium scallions, white and green parts, minced; 3/4 - 1 cup, mayonnaise; 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons, lemon juice from 1 small lemon; 2 tablespoons, minced fresh parsley leaves; , Salt and ground black pepper

Main Courses
Chicken
Make Ahead
Salads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 1997

Roasted chicken breasts and hand-shredding deliver a superb salad.

SERVES 6

TIME 1¼ hours

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