Recipe: New Orleans Cold Spaghetti

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From: gwen

New Orleans Cold Spaghetti (MAKE A DAY IN ADVANCE)
This is great on a hot summer day.

Combine in Dutch oven or large saucepan:
6 or 7 chicken breast or 1 whole chicken
water to cover
1 onion
3 stalks celery
1 clove garlic
Boil chicken in water with onion, celery, and garlic. When chicken is done, strain, reserving broth, and dice up chicken.

In reserved chicken broth cook:
7 oz. thin spaghetti, drain

Dressing:
2 tablespoons white wine or champagne vinegar
2/3 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon paprika
dash of Tabasco
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix dressing ingredient together and put in mason jar; shake well.

Combine the diced chicken, cooked spaghetti, dressing and:
3 stalks of celery, diced
1 small bunch of green onions, chopped
Hellmann's Mayonnaise (enough to bind ingredients)
salt, pepper, and seasonings to taste

Refrigerate overnight. Before serving add enough Hellmann's Mayonnaise to bind.
Garnish with: 2 avocados, sliced and sprinkle paprika over top.