Description
Cranberry Chicken Salad with Pecans is a flavorful dish that combines chicken, crunchy vegetables, and sweet cranberries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 chicken breasts (or 3 cups cooked shredded chicken)
- 2 stalks celery (minced)
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup toasted pecans
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in a small pot and cover them with water. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, until they’re cooked through. Remove them from the pot and shred the meat using 2 forks. Let the chicken cool.
- Place the shredded chicken in a large bowl. Add the celery, green onions, mayonnaise, cranberries, pecans, salt, and pepper and mix well.
- Serve the cranberry chicken salad over greens, in a sandwich, or with crackers.
Notes
- Cranberry chicken salad will keep for 3 days in a covered container in your fridge.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Boiling and Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ½ cup
- Calories: 228
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 236mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 42mg
Keywords: Cranberry Chicken Salad, Pecan Salad, Chicken Salad