Hot Chicken Salad

My mom discovered this recipe in the 70s/80s and made it when we were feeling fancy. I loved it so she always had it for me when I came home from college. Sadly I can’t put my hands on her recipe anymore but I was able to find Paula’s and it tastes exactly the same — so I Google it every time I want to make it. Thank you, Paula. It’s so delicious and it tastes like wonderful memories. I laugh at the comments that say gosh this was so good and I only changed everything about it! And I saw a comment from several years back from a reviewer saying she was appalled at the fat content — maybe she was googling low-fat chicken casseroles and was somehow misdirected? This is lovely and delicious. So happy it’s available to me.

I grew up eating this hot chicken casserole, way back in the 1950s. My Mom loved everything mayonnaise. I make it several times a year, sometimes I add sliced/slivered water chestnuts and sometimes I add curry powder just to change it up a bit. I use baked chips on top. Or I use more of an Italian flair with crushed Italian croutons on top.

Family and I lOVE this recipe and highly recommend it! Learning to cook at an early age in a very large family, I usually double or triple recipes when making casseroles. So happy to have found your website and once again connect with Paula & sons!!!