Mustard Chicken Salad
When Megan and I get together to bake, it’s an all day affair. Making three recipes takes some time when you only have one oven. Especially if there’s a yeast bread that has to rise. So we carefully plan out our day so that everything gets done efficiently.
We also plan a break for lunch at some point. That’s where this salad came in. The last time we baked together was at my house, and I wanted something that was light but filling and would be easy to throw together ahead of time. This salad fit all of those requirements.
I cooked and cut the chicken and veggies before Megan came over. Then I had Hubby mix the dressing ingredients. I tossed the dressing on the chicken and veggies and plated it on top of a bed of mixed greens. The addition of tomatoes and broccoli make this chicken salad the kind that can be served as lunch without being smooshed between to slices of bread. It’s great.
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Mustard Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
2 bone-in chicken breast halves
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 cups broccoli florets
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 Tbsp whole grain Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp vinegar
2 Tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
kosher salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
Mixed greens for serving
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the chicken breasts on a baking sheet, rub them with the olive oil & season generously with kosher salt & freshly ground pepper. Roast for 35-40 minutes, or until cooked through. Set aside to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch the broccoli for about 1 minute, or until just tender, yet still crisp. Drain & set aside.
To make the dressing, whisk the mayonnaise, both mustards & the vinegar together in a mixing bowl. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, dice it into bite sized pieces & transfer to a bowl.
Add the dressing & toss to coat.
Add the broccoli, tarragon & cherry tomatoes. Season with kosher salt & freshly ground pepper to taste & toss well. Serve as is, or over a bed of greens.
Recipe as seen on the parsley thief, adapted from Ina Garten
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
I am obsessed with your crockpot chicken tacos and am sure this is going to be another favorite crockpot chicken recipe in our house!
P.S. I had a cake craving last night and jumped on your blog to look up cupcake recipes… you have 101 cupcake recipes?!!
beantownbaker — February 24th, 2011 @ 9:03 pm
Yea… about those cupcakes. I went through a phase at the beginning of my blog. And I’ve been blogging 3.5 years, so that’s really only about 30/year…
I think I would LOVE this recipe! Bret loves pulled chicken and I love slow cooker recipes!
Yum, my husband would totally love this!!
Sounds delicious and perfect for leaving in the pot before work and coming home to wonderfully cooked chicken. Can’t wait to try it!
I love this kind of stuff. We had beef dip sandwiches last night. SO GOOD. I bet we’ve love this too!
Sounds delicious, but I’m sure I’d have to just add one of those chiles 🙂
Yay! I love Pulled chicken sandwiches, I’m so glad you shared this recipe.
Nothing bad about pulled chicken. Nothing. Love all the flavors that the chicken was simmering in. Bet this was awesome!
This is the first time I’ve seen someone else use an Eating Well recipe! I like. 🙂 Also, this chicken looks fabulous and easy….nice work.
These look awesome and so easy to make! I love spicy pulled chicken and I love anything that you can just throw in the crockpot. Can’t wait to try them!
My husband and I made this last night for dinner and it was absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Has anyone tried freezing this? I dont eat meat, but I am thinking about making this for my husband but there is no way he could eat a whole pot to himself.
beantownbaker — May 7th, 2012 @ 10:10 am
Like most crockpot meals, this meat freezes just fine. I like to portion it out into individual sized portions prior to freezing so you can just grab one and go.
Hi! I made this last year and it was a huge hit. I want to make it again for a holiday pot luck, but when I looked at the recipe today, it seemed to have the directions listed twice, and no ingredient amounts. I was able to find the recipe at eating Well, but wanted to let you know that there may be something wrong here.
beantownbaker — December 1st, 2013 @ 6:46 pm
Thanks for the update. I am fixing the post now. Glad this recipe was a success for you!
love Pulled chicken sandwiches,