Simple Chicken Salad

Chicken breasts are the main substitute for pork in the Czech Republic.  However, cooking chicken breasts can become quickly boring if you do not keep some variety.  

One of my favorite simple recipes is to make a chicken salad.  Its fresh, lasts a few days, and healthy.  Plus it goes great if you have a fresh baguette or some vegetables you want to polish off.

So here goes, what you need is four medium sized chicken breasts, one celery stalk, one bunch of parsley, a lemon, some thyme, salt, pepper, and some light mayonnaise (about two tablespoons).

Chicken Preparation:

Clean the chicken breasts and rub salt and thyme on both sides.  Fry in olive oil on medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes or until there is no pink on the inside.  Once cooked, shred the chicken with a sharp knife by cutting softly and pulling with a fork.

Chop the celery into < 1 cm sized peices and mince the parsley (not flat leaf, or italian, but the bunchy kind).

Throw this all into a large mixing bowl, squeeze in the lemon juice, add some spice to taste, and mix using a large wooden spoon until its all coated equally.

Layer on some open face baguette and enjoy!