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~ tea room chicken salad ~

This was a favorite at my friend Bonnie’s tea room, the Tale of Two Sisters, here in Red Wing Minnesota. The tea room is no longer open, but this recipe is legendary. Try it and see why!

Because the size of chicken breasts varies so much, I like to make this recipe by “taste.” It’s so easy, only a few ingredients, so it’s definitely a recipe where you don’t need exact measurements. It turns out great every time.

3 or 4 large, boneless, skinless chicken breasts

 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup mayonnaise

2 Tablespoons Major Grey’s Mango Chutney (or more)

a loaf of Amish Friendship Bread or zucchini bread

sliced or slivered almonds

paprika, salt and pepper

Cook chicken breasts completely. Chill well. Chop fine. Add the mayonnaise, chutney, salt and pepper to taste (add the wet ingredients gradually, until it is moist but not goopy.) Pile the chicken salad on pieces of the sweet bread. Sprinkle with almonds and paprika. Serve open faced with your favorite kind of tea.

Enjoy!

~Melissa

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  1. Thank you for sharing this recipe, Melissa!
    I used to go to The Tale of Two Sisters before it closed (actually talked to her about buying it!). I always wondered what the “secret ingredient” was in their delicious chicken salad. Now I know – it’s Mango Chutney! I’ll be on the lookout for it now to make an Heirlooms version…
    Have a blessed day!
    <3 Audrey

  2. I think I just drooled. Definitely going to try this one. I love the idea of putting the mixture on something like zucchini bread! Yummy!!!

    1. It’s my favorite recipe for chicken salad, hands down. We made gallons and gallons of it at the tea room. Everyone who tried it came back for more. Addictive! 🙂 Also good on cinnamon raisin bread, cranberry nut, and pumpkin!

      1. Melissa I hope you reply to me with these two questions on the chicken salad recipe……..what brand of mango chutney did the tea room use ? And what was the favorite sweet bread with customers ? Thank you kindly .

        1. Hello there, Lovely! Did I miss a question that you asked before? I am so sorry if I did. :/ We used Major Grey’s mango chutney, and Amish Friendship Cinnamon Bread. The original recipe actually called for zucchini bread which is what I use. It’s much easier to make than the Amish bread, and I think it’s just as good. Hope this helps! XO ~M

  3. A bistro here in Elkins, WV, makes a chicken salad with red grapes. Love the fruit. This looks so good. Love mango. Thanks for posting.

    1. Hi Ruth! I made this all the time when I was working at out local tea room. This is the best version of chicken salad that I have ever tasted! and, SO darn easy! enjoy 🙂

  4. Thanks for sharing! I’ve been to The Tale of Two Sisters when it was open. Too bad it closed. And I liked Chickadee Cottage in Lake City better when it was a tea house. I loved having afternoon tea there. I really need to try the tea experience at Wisteria Twig in Red Wing.

    1. I was lucky enough to get to work there for 8 years! And before that, The Buckingham Bee (now The Avalon) in the Avalon Mall downtown White Bear Lake. So yeah, about 10 years in the biz. Loved every single minute of it. I went on to create this blog and also wrote/photographed two feature articles for the national magazine “TeaTime.” (Hoffman Media.)

      I love the Chickadee too. Yes, it was better as a tearoom, but I still try to get there once or twice a year.

      Thanks so much for stopping by, Lisa.

      XO,
      ~M

  5. Thank you so much for sharing this. I have been searching for this recipe since the tearoom closed. This was my favorite place. I had my bridesmaids brunch here and many more occasions. I miss this place!

    1. Hi Suzanne! We probably met face to face at some point if you frequented the tearoom 🙂 I was a valet there for about 9 of the 10 years that is was open. Enjoy the recipe. It’s one of my favorites too! As Bonnie would say… “Cook up a memory!” XOXO ~M

  6. I have been looking for this recipe for years! Tried to replicate it from memory and it never worked. I really miss this place.