DinnerCountChicken Salad Croissants
You don’t have to cook anything tonight. A rotisserie chicken from the store becomes chicken salad with mayonnaise, finely chopped celery, and halved red grapes. You spoon it into split croissants over a lettuce leaf. It is made at the counter, with no stove. It is a good dinner for the hottest night of summer or the busiest night of the week, and any extra chicken makes tomorrow’s lunch.
Ingredients (serves 4)
- Cooked chicken (from a rotisserie chicken)3 cups
- Mayonnaise½ cup
- Celery2 stalks
- Red grapes1 cup
- Croissants4 each
- Lettuce¼ head
- Salt & pepperto taste
How Much to Make for 2, 4, 6, or 8
For 2 people, you’ll need 1½ cups cooked chicken, 2 croissants, and ½ cup red grapes.
For 4 people, you’ll need 3 cups cooked chicken, 4 croissants, and 1 cup red grapes.
For 6 people, you’ll need 4½ cups cooked chicken, 6 croissants, and 1½ cups red grapes.
For 8 people, you’ll need 6 cups cooked chicken, 8 croissants, and 2 cups red grapes.
| Ingredient | For 2 | For 4 | For 6 | For 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked chicken (from a rotisserie chicken) | 1½ cups | 3 cups | 4½ cups | 6 cups |
| Mayonnaise | ¼ cup | ½ cup | ¾ cup | 1 cup |
| Celery | 1 stalk | 2 stalks | 3 stalks | 4 stalks |
| Red grapes | ½ cup | 1 cup | 1½ cups | 2 cups |
| Croissants | 2 each | 4 each | 6 each | 8 each |
| Lettuce | ¼ head | ¼ head | ½ head | ½ head |
| Salt & pepper | to taste | to taste | to taste | to taste |
The amounts are rounded to what you can measure at home. Pounds are rounded to the nearest quarter or third, cups to the marks on a measuring cup, and spoons to real measuring spoons. An egg stays whole. Because of the rounding, some amounts are the same at two sizes.
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Steps
- Pull the meat from the rotisserie chicken and chop it. One chicken gives about 3 cups of meat, so use a second chicken or other cooked chicken if the ingredient list calls for more. Use the amount in the ingredient list, and keep the rest for lunches.
- Finely chop the celery, and cut the grapes in half lengthwise. Stir the chicken, the celery, and the grapes into the mayonnaise, and season with salt and pepper.
- Split the croissants, tuck a lettuce leaf into each one, and fill them with the chicken salad.
Good to Know
- Contains Milk, Eggs, Wheat. This comes from the ingredient names, so it is not a complete list. The ingredient names do not show what is inside a jar, a mix, or a sauce, and formulas change. For an allergy or intolerance, read the package every time, and never decide from this line.
