Last week I roasted some chicken breasts for dinner and had a couple left over. I don’t like leftovers so I was thinking all morning what to make with them.
I ended up making a great variation of a traditional chicken salad and it was delicious. You can serve it alone or it would be wonderful on top of pita or flat bread as well.
This Shredded Chicken and Corn Salad is a delicious way to make use of leftover chicken, but it’s also tasty enough to want to roast a chicken just to make the salad!
Buen provecho!
Ingredients
(4-6 servings)
- 2 chicken breast, shredded
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup crema fresca or creme fraiche
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 cup cooked corn kernels
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 2 tablespoons shredded onions
Directions
- In a bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, salt, pepper, the lime juice, crema fresca, cumin and onions until blended and smooth.
- Fold in the chicken, corn and carrots.
This was printed from MyColombianRecipes.com
Belinda @zomppa says
Ooo – a nice twist to chicken salad. Thanks!
Chef E says
Same to you- Belated Happy Thanksgiving! I just had the most amazing chickpea enchiladas made with Habanero and Lime tortillas, but man were they hot! LOL
Hope you are feeling good and this dish as always looks delish!
Kim says
Erica – This is a really fun twist on chicken salad. I make a chicken each week and almost always have leftovers. I’ll definitely have to give this version a try sometime. Thanks for sharing!
peanutts says
Hi erica!!, that looks delicious, would go great as filling for a wrap 🙂
norma says
I can see this on a pita. Nice change on regular chick salad.
Faith says
This looks incredibly tasty, Erica! I’m always looking for new ways to use up leftover chicken…I’m definitely going to make this!
Ivy says
Lovely, mouthwatering recipe!
Lazaro says
Thanks for stopping by the blog. This look like a perfect bowl of food. Love the corn and crema fresca.
Barbara says
I’d like to roll this up in a soft taco shell!
Love your use of cumin and lime instead of curry powder, Erica.
gloria says
Erica I love this corn salad! Is nice!
Erica I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! gloria
rebecca subbiah says
looks wonderful 🙂 hows the pregnancy going love Rebecca
5 Star Foodie says
Delicious chicken salad, I love the corn & crema fresca in it!
grace says
i love a good chicken salad, and this one has some very unique components! lovely dish, erica.
Mari's Cakes says
This looks delicious. I will be cooking it soon! Thanks for the recipe.
Chris says
This is impressive, Erica! I am definitely going to try this with some left over smoked chicken. 100% awesome.
Erica says
Thank you everyone!