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Coronation Chicken Recipe

Modified: Nov 23, 2024 by Judith Coates · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

This tasty recipe consists of cold chicken, curry cream sauce and dressing and was the celebratory dish for Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953.
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Chicken salad with basil garnish and white bun on white plate.

Coronation Chicken recipe is a simple, tasty recipe consisting of cold chicken, curry cream sauce and dressing. It was prepared for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

Chicken salad with basil garnish and white bun on white plate.

In 2023 there was another Coronation for King Charles III who chose the dish Coronation Quiche as his special recipe for the event.

Constance Spry, an English food writer and flower arranger, and Rosemary Hume, a chef, are credited with the invention of coronation chicken.

Preparing the food for the banquet of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Spry proposed the recipe of cold chicken, curry cream sauce and dressing that would later become known as coronation chicken.

Coronation Chicken may have been inspired by Jubilee Chicken, a dish prepared for the silver jubilee of George V in 1935, which mixed chicken with mayonnaise and curry.

Another delicious recipe I have that includes curry, but a less royal dish perhaps is my Chicken Curry recipe that I am sure will delight any curry lovers taste buds.

This simple, but scrumptious recipe calls for mayonnaise and there is nothing that tops my homemade mayonnaise recipe. You will never want to buy a store bought brand again.

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Chicken salad with basil garnish and white bun on white plate.

Coronation Chicken Recipe

Judith Coates
This tasty recipe consists of cold chicken, curry cream sauce and dressing and was the celebratory dish for Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953.
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Ingredients

  • Shredded chicken from a pre-cooked chicken
  • 3 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoon crème fraiche or plain yogurt
  • 1-2 teaspoon medium curry powder - adjust to taste
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon mango chutney
  • Golden sultanas - as many as you like
  • Watercress
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Instructions
 

  • Mix everything except the chicken in a bowl. Adjust to taste and adjust quantities for more people.
  • Mix the combined ingredients with the chicken.
  • Serve - with baked potatoes, pasta, quinoa, rice or salad.
  • You can leave this chilled in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
  • Garnish with watercress for a lovely accent of colour.

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