Coronation Chicken Recipe

4.50 from 2 votes

Created in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, this lovely chicken dish is perfect served cold as a sandwich filling or as part of a salad.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Main Course, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: Australian, British

Servings: servings

Calories: 373kcal

Author: Libby Hakim

Ingredients

2 cups cooked, cold, finely shredded chicken
1 stick celery, finely chopped
1 spring onion, finely chopped
5 dried apricots, chopped
1 tablespoon orange marmalade (or mango chutney)
2 tablespoons slivered almonds
⅓ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ teaspoon curry powder
1 pinch cinnamon
2 teaspoons fresh coriander, chopped (or ½ teaspoon dried coriander) (also known as cilantro)
salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Stir all ingredients together in a mixing bowl until well combined.
Place in fridge and, ideally, allow the flavours to develop for a few hours before serving.
Serve cold on a sandwich or as a salad served with crisp lettuce.

Notes

Storing: Provided the chicken used in the recipe was cooked on the day of making the Coronation Chicken, it should last up to a few days in the fridge if stored covered. But please use your own judgment and discretion.

Freezing: Not suitable.

Nutrition: The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.

Nutrition

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