Holiday Chicken Salad Gift Box
I can not tell a lie, this was an amazing appetizer that a friend made and I just had to have it in our blog for the Christmas holiday. Not only did it look gorgeous it tasted fabulous as well! This is guaranteed to be a hit at your next Christmas gathering.
Ingredients
- 1 Cooked Chicken Breast chopped
- 2 8- Ounce Packages of Cream cheese room temperature
- 1/2 Cup Onion finely chopped
- 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 Cups Pecans finely chopped
- 12 Red Grapes quartered
- 5-6 Green Onions scallions
- 5 Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
Instructions
- Mix together chicken, cream cheese, onion or onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and 1/2 cup of chopped pecans in a medium mixing bowl.
- Fold in the grapes
- Line a Loaf pan with Plastic wrap and press the mixture into the pan
- Pour chicken cheese mixture into the pan . Using plastic wrap, press chicken cheese mixture tightly forming a rectangle.
- Wrap with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 1 hour up to 3 days before serving.
- Before serving blanch the green onions so that they are pliable and you can fold them around also this makes them the bright green color you see in the photo.
- Turn your chicken cheese mixture over out of your loaf pan and cut it down the middle so you have two squares.
- Move your square to the plate you intend to serve from and wrap the green onions around it like a bow and add the 5 tomatoes to the top
- Serve with water crackers
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