Making Filipino Chicken Macaroni Salad! | Our Family First Impressions

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Processed cheese is often cheaper and melts well.

sweet pickle relish

🥗Healthier: diced cucumbers

💰Cheaper: diced pickles

Diced pickles can provide a similar tangy flavor.

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Canned chicken is a more affordable protein option.

Boil the whole chicken with salt and black pepper in tap water.

In a separate pot, boil water with salt for the macaroni.

Cook elbow macaroni for 10 minutes in boiling salted water.

Cut carrots into cubes and boil them for 2 minutes to keep them crunchy.

Cut onions into small pieces and parmesan cheese into small cubes.

After 2 minutes, remove the crunchy carrots from the water.

Cut salty cucumbers into small cubes.

Remove the boiled chicken and set it aside to cool.

Once the macaroni is ready, prepare the sauce by mixing mayonnaise and sour cream with 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of black pepper.

Combine the sauce with onions, cheese, pickles, crunchy carrots, and boiled macaroni.

Cut the boiled chicken breast into small pieces and add it to the mixture.

Mix all ingredients together and check the amount of sauce to ensure it's enough.

Add raisins as a unique ingredient to the salad.

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