Winter chicken salad

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"Chicken salad made seasonal with hints of tarragon, dried cranberries and golden raisins, crunchy pistachios, and honey crisp apple. Slow cooked in a dijon white wine. This is the only way you're going to want to make chicken salad from now on!"
-- @shelbyykhan
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Prep time: 5mins
Cook time: 2hrs

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ingredients

  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 teaspoon diamond crystal kosher salt (1/2 if using Morton)
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 2 chopped green onions
  • 1 cubed honey crisp apple
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup or more to taste mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup roasted salted pistachos (removed from shell)

Method

  • Step 1

    Place chicken breasts in a slow cooker (crockpot)

  • Step 2

    Season with salt, pepper, thyme, garlic powder, smoked paprika.

  • Step 3

    Place one teaspoon of dijon mustard on each chicken breast.

  • Step 4

    Pour white wine around chicken. Place lid on crockpot, and cook on high for 1.5-2 hours. Or on low for 4 hours. (until chicken reaches 165 degrees)

  • Step 5

    Use hand mixer or two forks to shred chicken in crockpot. (This gives it so much flavor because it absorbs all of the white wine it cooked in!)

  • Step 6

    Add tarragon, dried cranberries, raisins, green onion, garlic, apples, mayo and pistachios.

  • Step 7

    Use hand mixer on low to combine all ingredients well. Add more mayo if needed, adjust salt and pepper to taste.