Chicken Fiesta – delicious & fabulously versatile!

Chicken Fiesta is similar to Coronation Chicken but is made with mayonnaise, curry paste, grapes, whipped cream & apricot jam. The perfect dish to serve at a buffet or Jubilee Street Party!

Today I’m sharing with you Chicken Fiesta, an old school recipe (similar to Coronation Chicken) that I have adapted over the years.

I can’t believe I’ve not shared this before! I make Chicken Fiesta every time I have some leftover chicken and grapes in the fridge.

I rarely ever add the cream and when I haven’t had apricot jam in the house I’ve used mango chutney which goes equally well.

I thought I’d share the original recipe with you along with my additions eg I usually use curry powder as I rarely have curry paste.

I usually use Chicken Fiesta as a sandwich filling as it’s not often have a lot of leftover chicken but recently I found myself with a large quantity so decided to serve it as a main meal together cold rice and I did add a splash of single cream as I happened to have some.

If you make the original recipe below your dish will look a lot creamier due to the addition of whipped cream.

I loved Chicken Fiesta so much when I was younger that I made it for my Home Economics A Level class leaver’s party as well as my 18th birthday.

In fact I made all the food for my 18th birthday dinner party and I remember one of my friends thinking that my mum had done the catering!

Can you spot the tinned salmon ring in the picture? I think that was the last time I used gelatine!

Can you spot the Chicken Fiesta? Photographs taken before digital cameras were invented:-)

So if you’re having a dinner party or need to take a dish along to a buffet then I’d say make the recipe as it is below but if you just want a quick and tasty sandwich filling just use the recipe as a rough guide and cut out the cream!

More Buffet Recipe Ideas

For more buffet ideas you might like the following:

• Sweet Chilli Sausage Plait – Fab Food 4 All
• Chilli, Prawn & Pasta Salad – Fab Food 4 All
• Easy Cheesy Devilled Eggs – Fuss Free Flavours
• Smoked Mackeral Pate – Fab Food 4 All
• Leverpostej (Danish Liver Pate) – Fab Food 4 All
• Pearl Barley Salad with Scottish Salmon & a Whiskey Dressing – Foodie Quine

I do hope you try Chicken Fiesta as it’s an absolute favourite here and never ceases to bring smiles to the faces of my family!

Do leave a comment and rating below or share a pic on Instagram by tagging @FabFood4All as I love seeing my recipes come to life.

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Chicken Fiesta - delicious & fabulously versatile!

Chicken Fiesta is a bit like Coronation Chicken only more refreshing with the addition of grapes and apricot jam! Delicious as a main meal or used as a sandwich filling.

Course Main

Cuisine British

Keyword buffet, Chicken, cold food

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 4 +

Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

• 300 g leftover cooked chicken skin removed & chopped
• 100 g red & green seedless grapes halved
• 4 tbsp mayonnaise
• 140 ml double or whipping cream whipped
• 2 tsp curry paste or curry powder to taste
• 1 tbsp apricot jam or mango chutney
• freshly ground salt & pepper

Instructions

• In a large bowl mix together the mayonnaise, whipped cream, curry paste or curry powder and apricot jam or mango chutney.
• Fold in the chicken and grapes and season to taste.
• Chill.
• Serve with cold rice and salad or use as a sandwich filling if making a smaller quantity.

Notes

If using as a sandwich filling with your leftover roast chicken then you can just leave out the whipped cream. I just mix the ingredients by eye and taste.