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Ingredients
- 2 split (1 whole) chicken breasts, bone in, skin on (1 1/2 pounds)
- Good olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 1/2 cup walnuts halves
- 1/2 cup good mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves, divided
- 1 cup green grapes, cut in 1/2
- Lettuce leaves, for serving
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the chicken breasts, skin side up, on a baking sheet and rub them with olive oil. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Set aside until cool.
When the chicken is cool, remove meat from the bones and discard the skin and bones. Cut the chicken into a 3/4-inch dice.
Meanwhile, place the pecans and walnuts on a separate sheet pan and toast in the oven for 7 to 8 minutes until golden. Set aside to cool.
For the dressing, mix together the mayonnaise, sour cream, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Fold in half the chopped tarragon leaves.
Place the diced chicken in a bowl, add the pecans, walnuts and grapes. Pour the dressing over the chicken and toss well. Sprinkle the remaining chopped tarragon leaves on top, and serve on a bed of lettuce leaves.
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By lindacornell8_1...
maitland, 48
on May 11, 2013
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One of the most delicious chicken salad recipes I have ever tasted. I've made it for meetings, showers and parties and everybody always wants seconds and everybody always wants the recipe. Absolutely delicious!!! I follow the recipe exactly with no substitutions and even cook the chicken the way Ina does. It's incredibly moist when you do it her way. The only thing to be careful of is the amount of salt. I like a lot of salt in my food but start with a fourth the amount and add. You can't take it out but you can always add!
By mdb749
Scottsdale, AZ
on April 09, 2013
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Excellent! Made this for an end of the year golf group and it was a hit! I used Costco's roasted chicken and used only the breasts. I did add dried cranberries to the recipe, which I think everyone liked. But, only two servings for a whole chicken breast? That's a bit off, especially for a group of ladies!
By apaadzzzz
Youngstown, NY
on March 06, 2013
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I have made this recipe dozens of times and its delicious. My husband begs me to make it. I always just salt to taste but for some reaso this the last time I followed the instructions exactly and used 2tsp of salt like it describes, and it was unedible. Definitely salt to taste. 1/2tsp was much better. This is definitely not just a preference issue either, I tend to be a heavy salter, this was unedible. You can't taste anything but salt, a glass of ocean water isn't as salty. I threw the whole batch away and started again.
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