Recipe(tried): Whipped Cream Chicken Salad

This Whipped Cream Chicken Salad recipe was originally posted on the Recipe Link by Verla/IL. It is wonderful. Many folks who tried it loved it.

Beth, also look at the nice lunch ideas (and recipes) recently posted by Nan/SC and MED/TN on this board (scroll down a few posts).
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Whipped Cream Chicken Salad
From: Party Receipts by the Charleston, SC Junior League.

This can be served in pastry shells or scooped out cherry tomatoes or used as a sandwich filling. It is sinfully rich.
Makes 4 cups

2 cups diced cooked chicken
1 1/2 cups diced celery
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped
1/2 cup chopped or sliced almonds

In a large bowl toss the chicken with the celery, parsley, salt, and pepper. Add the mayo and the lemon juice and mix well. Gently fold in whipped cream until it is well incorporated.

Refrigerate the salad for about an hour. Before serving, sprinkle with the almonds.