Home » Coronation Chicken Coronation Chicken Written on September 25, 2021As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Originally created and served for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, Coronation Chicken has remained a popular dish in Great Britain ever since.  This Coronation Chicken recipe bumps up the flavor several notches for a truly delicious meal that can be enjoyed as a salad, with rice, on baked potatoes, or as a delicious sandwich filling! In thinking about Prince Philip’s passing earlier this year and Queen Elizabeth’s advancing years, I was clicking through photos from our most recent trip to England, including the ones of Windsor where the royal castle is.  Feeling sentimental I went to work re-creating a famous dish attributed to Queen Elizabeth:  Coronation Chicken.Growing up just outside of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, one of the places my mom and I liked to go to shopping was King’s Lynn, about 45 minutes northeast.  For lunch a favorite stop was a bap (sandwich) shop that I understand is now closed, unfortunately.  But they served baps with your choice of fillings and there were a good many to choose from.   One my favorites was coronation chicken.  Though not originally served with bread, it has become a popular sandwich filling in the UK and has remained one of my favorites.What is Coronation Chicken? Queen Elizabeth II was coronated on June 2, 1953 and for that special event a menu was put together that included

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