Chicken Salad Recipe

The holidays are coming, and if your like me you will be entertaining.  This recipe is great for finger sandwiches for birthday parties or baby showers too. 

Ingredients:

1 Perdue Oven Stuffer Roaster
1 medium onion
6 medium dill pickles
6 boiled eggs
1 tsp. salt
1/2  tsp. pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
2 bullion cubes
1 30 ounce jar Hellman’s or Kraft real mayo


Boil the oven stuffer roaster in a  large pot with the onion, salt, pepper, garlic powder and bullion cubes until it falls off the bone.  Broth can be kept for soup. 

Remove the chicken from the pot and allow to cool for 10 minutes.  Remove the skin and de-bone the chicken while it’s still warm.  Chop the pickles, eggs and a small onion to add to the chicken salad.  Place the warm chicken in a chopper and finely chop.  Thoroughly mix the ingredients with the chopped chicken in a large bowl by hand.  Next add 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of sugar.  Add a little salt and pepper to taste.  Add in 3/4 of the jar of mayo and mix thoroughly with a spoon.  Chill overnight and add the remaining jar of mayo. 

 Spread mixture on party rolls and enjoy. 

Hot Dog and Bacon Wraps – Holiday Appetizers –


Hot Dog and Bacon Roll Ups
  • 20 slices of bacon
  • 2 pounds of beef hot dogs, approximately 20
  • brown sugar

Take a piece of hot dog and wrap a piece of bacon around hot dog. Secure with a colorful toothpick. Place a layer of hot dogs in the bottom of a crockpot and sprinkle generously with brown sugar.

Repeat layering until all hot dogs are used ending with brown sugar. Cover and cook on low for 5 – 6 hours. Makes 60 appetizers. Great for a baby shower or holiday party.

Chicken and Bacon Wraps – Holiday Appetizers

Chicken and Bacon Wraps
  • Boneless chicken tenders
  • Maple Brown Bacon or Plain Bacon
  • Brown Sugar

    Cut chicken tenders in half. Cut and wrap a piece of bacon around each piece and insert a decorative tooth pick to hold it together. If you use plain bacon, sprinke appetizers with brown sugar once you remove them from the oven. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Place on decorative plate. Make plenty they will go fast.

Crab Dip Recipe – Great Appetizer

Crab Dip Recipe
  • Stick of butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup of parsley
  • 1 pint of 1/2 and 1/2
  • 2 tablespoon of flour
  • Dash of red pepper
  • 1 pound of crab meat
  • 8 ounces of grated Swiss cheese

    Melt butter and add onions. Simmer until tender. Add parsley, cream, and red pepper. Thicken with flour (add slowly). Mix in crab meat. Place ingredients in a baking dish. Cover with Swiss cheese and bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm with Nonni’s Panetini.