Probably too late to help ya out here, but maybe others will like to try this...
I don't have the exact recipe handy, but my favorite chicken salad uses bowtie pasta, celery sliced very thin, sugar, mayo, cider vinegar, chicken, and crazins all mixed together and topped with sliced almonds. I know, not a lot of help since I'm not sure that I included all ingredients (I think I did) or quantities. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, perhaps you could help out. If anyone wants the recipe, shoot me a note and I'll send it tonight when I get home. Really worth trying sometime.