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Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad

This Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad is a delicious mix of tender chicken, crunchy pecans, sweet dried cranberries, and a creamy, zesty dressing.
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Author: Julianne
Servings 8
PREP 10 minutes
COOK 15 minutes
TOTAL 25 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 4 cups chicken breast
  • cup mayonnaise
  • cup sour cream
  • ½ cup pecans, toasted and chopped
  • cup dried cranberries, lower sugar or unsweetened
  • cup celery, finely diced
  • cup red onion, finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cook your chicken, then chop it into bite size pieces. You can either use rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, homemade roasted chicken or poach your chicken, which is what I did.
  • Just poach your chicken in chicken broth for about 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches at least 165°, when checked with a meat thermometer.  The chicken broth gives the chicken so much flavor, so I highly recommend preparing it this way. And when the chicken is cooked, strain the broth and use it in soups or other recipes that use chicken broth because it becomes even more flavorful!
  • Add the diced chicken to a large mixing bowl, along with the toasted and chopped pecans, red onion, dried cranberries, diced celery, fresh dill and chives. Set it aside, while you make the dressing.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, add in the mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic salt, ground black pepper, lemon juice and zest. Whisk to combine.
  • Pour the dressing over the chicken salad ingredients.
  • Gently toss to combine and mix until everything is well coated in the dressing.
  • Serve when you are ready, either on a sandwich of your favorite bread, in a wrap, lettuce cup or it’s also great all on it’s own.

*Make sure to scroll up and read the post for substitutions, additions and helpful tips for making this recipe.

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Calories 306kcal
Nutrition Facts
Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
306
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
23
g
35
%
Saturated Fat
 
4
g
25
%
Carbohydrates
 
8
g
3
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
3
g
3
%
Protein
 
20
g
40
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. You can verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol: Swerve, Erythritol, Monk Fruit or Allulose.

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