Chicken Club Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 cups croutons (may use croutons)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 lb chicken breast, poached and cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/2 cup basil mayonnaise (follows)
• 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for croutons,.
• 2 in a large bowl, drizzle bread cubes with olive oil to coat evenly.
• 3 spread onto jelly roll pand and toast at 350 deg. for 15-20 minutes until golden. let cool.
• 4 to poach chicken:.
• 5 bring cold water to a boil. slowly add chicken breasts and poach at a bare simmer for 17 minutes. remove from heat and let the chicken cool in the liquid for 30 minutes.
• 6 drain and cut into cubes.
• 7 basil mayonnaise:.
• 8 1 t. basil, dry.
• 9 1/2-3/4 cup mayonnaise.
• 10 mix together.
• 11 in a large bowl, combine basil mayo, cooked bacon, cooled chicken cubes.
• 12 to serve, place on plate and top with croutons and cherry tomatoes.