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Filling: Helen Corbitt's Chicken Salad

Source of Recipe

From "Saveur: The New Classics"


Recipe Introduction

"Famed Texas cook Helen Corbitt created this rich chicken salad — studded with almonds, red grapes, celery, parsley, and a touch of whipped cream — for the café menu at Neiman Marcus department stores in the 1950s."

List of Ingredients

◦ 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cut into ˝-inch cubes
◦ 1 cup mayonnaise
◦ 1 cup thinly sliced celery
◦ 1 cup halved red grapes
◦ ˝ cup sliced almonds, toasted
◦ 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
◦ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
◦ ˝ cup heavy cream, whipped
◦ Freshly ground black pepper, to taste


Recipe

Combine chicken, mayonnaise, celery, grapes, almonds, parsley, and salt in a bowl. Add whipped cream and pepper and fold to combine.

Makes about 6 cups