Pecan Rice And Chicken Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, vinegar, garlic powder, thyme, and maple pepper together in a bowl until well combined. Add chicken, celery, pecans, and red onion; stir well to incorporate.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Steps:

• Bring broth to boil in medium saucepan. Add rice and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until just tender, about 50 minutes. Drain well.
• Transfer rice to large bowl. Mix in chicken, bell pepper, arugula and green onions.
• Mix soy sauce, vinegar and oil in small bowl. Pour over salad and mix to coat. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill.).
• Mix nuts into salad. Place salad in center of platter. Reserve outer romaine leaves for another use. Arrange inner leaves on platter around salad.

Steps:

• To prepare the vinaigrette, place the chick peas, garlic, vinegar and soy sauce in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel chopping blade and process into a smooth puree, scraping down the workbowl as necessary.
• With the motor running, pour the sesame and vegetable oils through the feed tube in a slow, steady stream. The vinaigrette will be creamy and thick. Scrape into a screw-top glass jar and refrigerate until needed.
• For the salad, poach the chicken breasts in the stock until just cooked. Remove from the stock, let cool and cut into three-quarter-inch cubes.
• Cook the rice according to package directions, making sure all the water has evaporated. Set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine the rice, chicken cubes, chopped pecans and scallions. Add the cherry tomatoes. Peel the avocado and cut it into three-quarter-inch cubes, adding it to the salad. Pour on the vinaigrette and toss to blend. Add freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serve on Boston lettuce leaves, if desired.

Steps:

• Cook 1 slice chopped bacon in butter in a saucepan. Add 1/2 small chopped onion and cook until soft. Add 1 1/2 cups basmati rice and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth, 1 1/4 cups water, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, 15 minutes. Add 1/3 cup chopped toasted pecans; cover and let stand 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, brown the onions in butter. Add pecans, rice and chicken stock.
• Bring to boil, cover and cook at low heat without stirring, about 20 minutes.
• Stir and adjust seasoning. Serve with poultry or fish.