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  • Serves 4
  • 15 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 6 Ingredients

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This is my mother-in-law’s recipe, but I’ve seen ‘Fast Eddy’ from Better Homes & Gardens do something very similar and serve it in witlof at a dinner party. My daughter loves it wrapped in a lettuce leaf while the boys prefer it on a sandwich. We never go on a picnic without this chicken.


Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 200g Chicken Breast, sliced
  • 6 Cloves
  • 3 Celery Sticks
  • 1 Cup Pecans (substitute pepitas for a nut-free version)
  • 1 Bunch Chives
  • 4-5 Tbs Natural Yoghurt

Method

  1. Put cloves in a saucepan full of water and bring to the boil. Add chicken and reduce to a simmer until chicken is cooked through
  2. While chicken is cooking, finely dice celery and pecans and chop the chives and add to a mixing bowl.
  3. Remove chicken from the broth and dice whilst still steaming hot (watch your fingers!). Add to the other ingredients and add the yoghurt to the warm mixture. As the chicken cools, it will absorb some of the yoghurt and prevent it from becoming too dry. Serve on bread or on lettuce cups.

Notes

If you're going to do this chicken for school, put a lettuce leaf between it and the bread to stop the bread from absorbing the moisture. It will keep in the fridge for a few days, but you may need to add a little milk to 'thin' it out.

  • Oohh I have most of these ingredients at home! I’ll whip this up for lunch today! Yum!

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  • Oohh I have most of these ingredients at home! I’ll who this up for lunch today! Yum!

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  • I see you use the word ‘witlof’ in the intro. That’s a very Dutch word ! I believe it’s called Chicory here ?


    • Chicory leaves are very easy to hold a filling indeed

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  • Oh this sounds heavenly. I will have to give this a go

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  • What a wonderfully delicious snack – thanks so much for sharing and for all your helpful tips.

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  • So healthy and yum!

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  • This is different. I’d really like to try it though. Thanks.

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  • This is perfect dinner for our family.

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  • This is the simplest recipe, I absolutely love it.

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  • OMG my mouth is watering already. Can’t wait to serve this up for lunch

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  • Very healthy and delicious! Great meal.

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  • Great recipe, I am going to make some of these wraps next time we have a picnic.

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  • Celery in a wrap…. Not sure how I feel about this, might need to swap it out for spinach

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  • Thank you for sharing.that sounds nice.

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  • Yummo! Yoghurt in wraps reminds me of Greek food which I love – tzatziki in particular.
    Thank you for sharing.

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  • This seems lovely, light and healthy.

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  • This sandwich looks very delicious and similar to our own homemade chicken wraps, but I like your recipe it looks lovely.

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  • I never thought of using yoghurt with chicken, but it sounds nice.

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  • This sounds like a delish recipe for lunch or a snack. Yum.

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  • Sounds like a salad. Very yum but not big on celery. Easy to replace though. Thankyou

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