Chicken Salad With Fruit

Total Time: 25 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 7 lbs chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup butter
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 3 cups diced celery
• 2 (16 ounce) cans sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 3 lbs seedless grapes (8 cups)
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, undrained
• 3 cups mayonnaise
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 1/2 ounces slivered almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place chicken in large oblong pan.
• 2 brush chicken with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 3 cover with foil.
• 4 bake at 350 to 375 degrees for 1 hour.
• 5 while chicken is baking prepare the fruits, vegetables and dressing.
• 6 combine dressing ingredients.
• 7 mix everything except chicken and nuts.
• 8 cut chicken in small pieces.
• 9 mix with dressing.
• 10 refrigerate overnight.
• 11 sprinkle with nuts (if desired) just before serving.
• 12 this salad is great served with fresh bread.