Soups and Meals

Instant Chicken Salad in a Jar

Instant chicken salad in a jar stores freeze-dried chicken and vegetables. Add water, mayonnaise and Dijon, chill, and serve.

Instant chicken salad in a jar

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Freeze-dried chicken, onions and celery stored in a jar, ready to rehydrate. Stir in mayonnaise and Dijon for chicken salad when you need it.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
CourseMain Course
CuisineAmerican

Ingredients
  

In the jar
  • 2 1/2 C Thrive chopped chicken
  • 1/2 C Thrive chopped onions
  • 3/4 C Thrive celery
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper or Thrive peppercorn seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp Thrive Chefs Choice seasoning
Added when making
  • 2 Cups water
  • 3/4 Cup mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbs Dijon mustard

Equipment

  • mason jars
  • mixing bowl

Directions
 

  1. Put the jar ingredients into a jar, lay an oxygen absorber packet on top, and close the lid.

Notes

To make: open the jar and remove the oxygen packet. Put the contents in a bowl with the 2 cups water; stir, then refrigerate 10 minutes. Mix in the mayonnaise and Dijon until well combined (runny at first; it thickens). Cover and refrigerate 1 1/2 hrs before serving.
REFRIGERATE: the finished salad (with mayonnaise) must be kept refrigerated.
Safety: freeze-dried chicken can go rancid.

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