Macaroni Chicken Salad with Can Shredded Chicken

How do you use can shredded chicken? You make a macaroni chicken salad. This recipe is simple and quick to make.

One day I was given six cans of can chicken. I never bought can meats because I never knew how to incorporate them into our meals. I felt bad about throwing them away, and I had no one to give them to that would use them, so I kept them.

After having them moved around the kitchen for a while, it dawned on me, “Hey, I could use those cans of chicken like tuna and make a cold pasta salad.” So I finally opened the can to see what it looked like, like a can of tuna. And this is what I put together…..

Let’s start making Macaroni Chicken Salad with Can Shredded Chicken

Ingredients

• Macaroni Pasta– You can use any small pasta that you like.
• Can chicken breast
• Mayo
• Celery– Diced
• Carrots– Shredded
• Salts
• Black pepper
• Garlic powder

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package.
2. Open can of chicken breast, drain and shred it with a fork.
3. Once pasta is cooked remove from water and run it under cool water to stop it from cooking.
4. In a bowl mix the cooked pasta, diced celery, shredded carrots, mayo, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
5. Serve as a side or as a lunch type salad.

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