Cranberry pecan chicken salad is an easy recipe with only a few simple ingredients. This delicious recipe gives the perfect balance of sweet cranberries, crunchy celery and tender chicken for the ultimate quick lunch or snack.
Ingredients
2 ½cupschicken, cooked2 chicken breasts or 14 ounces cooked chicken
½cupdried cranberriesroughly chopped
⅓cuppecanschopped
⅓cupcelery 1 stalk, diced
¼cupgreen onionchopped, 2 pieces
¾cupmayonnaise
4teaspoonslemon juice
1tablespoonhoney
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoongarlic powder
⅛teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
Chop the chicken, pecans, cranberries, celery and green onions into small bite sized pieces.
In a large bowl, add chicken, chopped pecans, cranberries, celery, and green onion and mix together well.
In a second smaller bowl, add mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey, salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Blend this mixture well with a whisk or fork.
Pour the dressing mixture over chicken mixture. With a spoon, mix in the dressing until the chicken and vegetables are evenly coated.
Scoop and enjoy! Add to croissants or fluffy rolls or enjoy all by itself.
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Notes
Toasting Pecans
I like to toast the pecans before adding them to the chicken salad because it gives them great flavor and texture. To toast the pecans. place them in a pan over medium heat. I usually spray it with a light spray of cooking oil. Heat pecans for about 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Then move the pecans to a cutting board and chop them.