Asian Poached Chicken Pineapple Salad

I love chicken salads.

They are a great use for any leftover chicken and though I started from scratch by poaching my chicken breasts, this can easily be made with a store bought roast chicken.

Poaching chicken breasts is so easy and achieves a juicier and less salty chicken, than buying a rotisserie chicken. You will notice the difference I promise.

The chicken was hand shredded. meaning I tore it into shreds before blending it with the dressing.

Sounds weird but I like the size of the pieces much better than if I had chopped them.

Canned crushed pineapple was also used in this salad. I had some in the fridge and hating to waste anything, I decided to toss it in.

Fresh pineapple or mango can also be used but I did love the way the crushed pineapple blended right in.

Slices of coconut or shredded coconut would work well in this too.

You may have tried my Ultimate Very Favorite Chicken Salad – Goi Ga- and though this is similar they are not the same.

This one is sweeter and being served in a lettuce cup is different than being served on a shrimp chip.

I did make up a small cabbage salad to mix with this. We took our lettuce cups and some of the cabbage salad and combined them on our plate.

A few extra slices of pineapple would have worked well too! These lettuce cups would be a wonderful appetizer but they also make a great light meal.

Learn how to poach chicken easily and you will find many ways to use it.

I poached mine in chicken broth and depending on what you are making feel free to add herbs and spices that work with the recipe you will be using them in.

And if you have tried both chicken salads I’d love to hear which you liked more!

And a Few More Chicken Salads:
Shredded Chicken Salad with Green Olives, Celery and Green Onion from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Southern Style Chicken Salad from Melissa’s Southern Style Kitchen
Curry Chicken Salad Sandwiches from Valerie’s Kitchen

More Chicken Salads:

Blueberry Chicken Pesto Salad