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Cranberry Chicken Salad with almonds and apple

Take your chicken salad up a notch with this Cranberry Chicken Salad recipe. Tender chicken mixed with sweet dried cranberries, crunchy slivered almonds and tart green apple make a refreshing exciting recipe great for sandwiches or on lettuce.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Diet Gluten Free
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 10 1/2 cup servings (total yield: 5 cups)
Calories 181kcal
Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked chilled chicken preferably roasted and cooled to room temperature or chilled, chopped into bite size chunks
  • 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds rough chopped
  • 1/2 cup Granny Smith apple peeled, cored and finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients in a large bowl (except salt and pepper).
    3 cups cooked chilled chicken, 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries, 1/2 cup slivered almonds, 1/2 cup Granny Smith apple, 1/2 cup celery, 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to your personal taste.  Pile on slices of your favorite sandwich bread or on fresh lettuce and dig in!
    Salt and pepper to taste

Notes

Ingredient notes
We used cooked boneless chicken breast though any chicken can be used. Cooked dark meat or a mixture of white and dark meat all work.
Variations
  • Add some onion. Chopped red onion or sliced green onions can be added for some zesty onion flavors.
  • Change the nuts. You can change up the nuts for crunchy pecans or walnuts for cranberry walnut chicken salad or cranberry pecan chicken salad!
  • Add some curry powder. For curry chicken salad stir in some curry powder.
  • Make it creamier. The amount of mayonnaise used binds the ingredients well however if you love a super creamy easy chicken salad stir in an additional 1/4 cup.
  • Substitute leftover turkey. A perfect way to use up holiday turkey!
How to store
Store any leftover chicken salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 47IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.4mg