Description
This Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad is a delightful combination of tender chicken, sweet cranberries, crunchy pecans, and a creamy dressing. Perfect for sandwiches, wraps, or enjoying on its own!
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken Salad:
- 2 ½ cups cooked chicken (2 chicken breasts or 14 ounces cooked chicken)
- ½ cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- â…“ cup pecans, chopped
- â…“ cup celery, diced
- ¼ cup green onion, chopped
Dressing:
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- â…› teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Chop the chicken, pecans, cranberries, celery, and green onions into small bite-sized pieces.
- Combine Salad: In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, pecans, cranberries, celery, and green onion.
- Make Dressing: In a smaller bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey, salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Combine Salad and Dressing: Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture and mix until evenly coated.
- Serve: Enjoy the salad on its own or as a filling for croissants or rolls.
Notes
- This salad can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Feel free to customize the salad by adding grapes or apples for extra sweetness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 45mg