
How To Make Apple Pecan Chicken Salad
Inspired by autumn, this chicken salad gets some crunch from the pecans and the apples, and tartness from the cranberries for a flavorful dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Salad:
- 1lbchicken breasts,boneless, skinless, cooked, cooled and diced into small cubes
- 1¼cupsgolden delicious apple,or gala or fuji apple, chopped small
- â…“cuppecans,chopped
- â…“cupdried cranberries,roughly chopped
For Dressing:
- 5.3ozGreek yogurt,(1 container), fat-free plain
- 2tbspmayonnaise
- 1tbspred wine vinegar
- 2½tsprosemary,finely chopped
- 1tspdijon mustard
- ½tsphoney
- ½tsponion powder
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- lettuce,or whole grain bread, for serving
Instructions
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Add the chicken, apples, pecans and cranberries to a large mixing bowl.
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In a separate small mixing bowl, mix together the Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, rosemary, mustard, honey and onion powder. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Pour over the chicken mixture then toss to evenly coat.
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Serve in lettuce or on whole grain bread, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 523.45kcal
- Fat:Â 32.34g
- Saturated Fat:Â 7.51g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.16g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 12.20g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 9.90g
- Carbohydrates:Â 22.52g
- Fiber:Â 3.35g
- Sugar:Â 16.42g
- Protein:Â 36.55g
- Cholesterol:Â 107.18mg
- Sodium:Â 675.44mg
- Calcium:Â 70.74mg
- Potassium:Â 453.10mg
- Iron:Â 1.72mg
- Vitamin A: 39.15µg
- Vitamin C:Â 0.40mg
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