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    Home > British Classic Recipes

    Coronation Chicken

    Published: May 28, 2021 · Modified: Aug 9, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

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    Cooked cold chicken in a creamy, spicy sauce with sultanas and apricots, this Coronation chicken is a British classic!
    It makes a fantastic sandwich filler, jacket potato topper or serve with a lovely crisp salad.
    This is my super-quick version, using rotisserie or leftover cooked chicken - ready in less than 10 minutes.

    Coronation chicken and salad in a wrap with a piece of string around it. The wrap is on a light plate, next to a further wrap, on a light background.

    Jump to:
    • 📋 What do we need?
    • 🔪 How to make Coronation Chicken
    • 🍲 More fantastic chicken salad recipes
    • Coronation Chicken Recipe
    • 💬 Reviews

    If you've never heard of Coronation chicken, it's a cold dish of cooked chicken (shredded or chopped) in a curry spiced mayo-based sauce with mango chutney, sultanas and apricots for sweetness.

    Sounds like a bit of an unusual combination, but it really works.

    It was invented back in 1953 as part of a celebration banquet for the coronation of queen Elizabeth II.
    The recipe was widely published so that it could be enjoyed at homes and in street parties for the celebration.

    This is my take on that classic dish.

    📋 What do we need?

    Labelled ingredients for coronation chicken on a wooden background.

    You can use leftover cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken. Alternatively, poach chicken breasts in stock until cooked. Then cool them and chop them up.

    🔪 How to make Coronation Chicken

    Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.

    👩‍🍳PRO TIP If you want to loosen the sauce a little, simply stir in a tablespoon or two of cold water.

    I love to serve it on a nice crisp salad with red onion, cucumber and radishes, alongside a few flatbreads or slices of homemade bread - so people can make sandwiches out of it if they like.

    Overhead of coronation chicken on a bed of salad on a dark surface.

    Now that's what I call a loaded flatbread ⬇️⬇️

    Close up image of coronation chicken and salad on a folded flatbread, stacked on another flatbread, against a light background.

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    Coronation chicken on a bed of salad, topped with flaked almonds

    Coronation Chicken Recipe

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    Coronation chicken - cooked chicken in a creamy, spicy sauce with sultanas and apricots. It makes a fantastic sandwich filler, jacket potato topper or serve with a lovely crisp salad.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Course Dinner, Lunch
    Cuisine British
    Servings 6
    Calories 317 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 7 tbsp (105ml) mayonnaise
    • 3 tbsp Greek yogurt - or crème fraiche for a creamier taste
    • 1 ½ tsp madras curry powder
    • ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
    • ⅛ tsp salt
    • ⅛ tsp white pepper
    • 3 tbsp mango chutney
    • 2 tbsp sultanas
    • 3 dried apricots - finely chopped
    • 500 g (1.1lb) cooked chicken breast, roughly chopped
    • 1 tbsp toasted almond flakes

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • In a bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, curry powder, cinnamon, salt, pepper, mango chutney, sultanas and apricots until combined.
    • Add in the chopped chicken and stir to coat the chicken.
    • Place in a serving bowl and top with flakes almonds, then serve as part of a salad or in a sandwich.

    Video

    ✎ Notes

    Can I make it ahead?
    Yes, so long as your cooked chicken still has a good use-by date, this should keep well, covered in the refrigerator for 2 days.
    Can I freeze it?
    No I don't recommend freezing it. It's likely that the sauce will release water upon defrosting and may split.
    Ingredient swaps
    • Swap out the Greek yogurt for regular, natural yogurt.
    • Add in seeds - such as pumpkin or sunflower seeds, or pine nuts.
    • Use low fat mayo (and low fat yogurt) if you're looking for a lighter option.
    • Use spicy curry powder if you want the Coronation chicken to be hotter.
    How to scale up and scale down this recipe
    Scale the recipe up or down, sticking to the same ingredient rations.
    Nutritional information is per serving (serves 6).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 317kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 28gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 221mgPotassium: 338mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 178IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
    Keywords jacket potato topper, salad, sandwich filler
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    1. Anita Howard says

      December 15, 2021 at 8:23 pm

      Why spoil a magnificent dish with mango chutney and sultanas; they played no part in the original recipe and they don’t add to the dish now.

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      • Nicky Corbishley says

        December 17, 2021 at 5:17 pm

        Well I like them. So I added them 🙂

        Reply
    2. Peter says

      June 26, 2021 at 9:33 am

      5 stars
      Coronation Chicken.

      I have not made this for years.
      It was wonderful to be reunited this old favourite again.
      The perfect meal for a hot day with a crisp salad.
      Monsoons coming soon to cool things down a tad.

      My wife being Asian had boiled rice and I had lightly toasted garlic butter bread stick. YUM.

      Only thing missing was 1 or 3 pints of fine English real ale, never mind have to do with what I have.

      Peter.

      Reply
    3. Michelle says

      June 02, 2021 at 10:56 pm

      5 stars
      Made this dish this evening with a salad, quick and easy to prepare. Really nice and tasty on a hot summer evening. Will be adding this to my regular recipes. Highly recommend.

      Reply

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