Classic Chicken Macaroni Salad

Qurator`s Tasty Tuesday #108

Happy New Year everyone!

This is the easiest food I could think of that was easy to prepare on the last day of the decade. I also made some finger foods for dinner, prepared them beforehand and relaxed hours before the countdown began for the New Year 2020.

I call this my classic chicken macaroni salad since I combine whatever ingredients I like.. An easy- peasy to prepare food that could last a couple of days in the fridge. I boiled the macaroni noodles before anything else and set them aside. Here ´s my recipe.

Ingredients:

6 cups boiled macaroni noodles
2 chicken breasts without skin, cubed
olive oil
450 grams Mayonnaise
1 onion minced,
2 cloves crushed garlic
2 cups carrots, cubed
2 fresh celery stalks, cubed
1 1/2 cup pineapple chunks drained (from can)
1 cup dried raspberry
1/2 cup cut pickles cubed or minced
1/2 cup bell pepper minced or cubed in small sizes (optional
1 teaspoon stevia powder or 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
salt
pepper

Preparation:

1.. In a pan under medium heat, fry the crushed garlic, then the cubed onions til golden brown in color, remove from pan and set aside in a bowl.

2.. In the same pan, add a bit olive oil to fry the chicken until done.Add chicken in the onion bowl

3.. Steam the carrots til soft, add this to the bowl of the fried onions together with the cubed celery stalks, drained pineapple chunks, dried raspberries, minced bell pepper (optional) and pickles. Mix well until the ingredients are combined evenly. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle Stevia powder/sugar on top, mix well.

4.. Add the mayonnaise , mix well until all ingredients are coated with it. Adjust the seasoning if necessary. The salad should have a sweet and sour taste. Then, transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate overnight. Take it out of the fridge an hour before serving.

Enjoy Cooking!

This is my entry to Qurator´s Tasty Tuesday Competition #108. Many thanks to @qurator for initiating this challenge.

GIF courtesy of @gremayo