easy chicken salad

here is a quick and easy chicken salad that i like to make.  its yummy on sandwich bread, on top of a bed of lettuce, or as a stand alone main dish.

i use a 4.99 roasted chicken from the grocery store (they're typically under a heating lamp).  

ingredients:

1 roasted chicken

grapes (red or green)

cashews

mayo

shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella) 

celery

separate chicken meat from the bones.  discard bones and majority of the skin into a separate bowl.

meat on the left, bones and skin on the right.

if you want, you can dump you bones and skin in a big pot with water and boil it for awhile.  strain for some yummy chicken broth.  i like to make rice with chicken broth instead of water.

back to the chicken salad.  chop up some celery...i used 3 stalks.

add mayo to your liking.

 cut up some grapes.  typically, i like red but i only had green on hand.

 sprinkle in some cashews.  again, to your liking.

add some cheese.

a little bit of lime juice.....

a bit of pepper.....

i like to serve this cold.  one chicken makes about a 8 inch dish.  enjoy!