Apple Cranberry Chicken Salad Recipe

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At home in Salem, Oregon, Christine Vaught packs her chunky and nutritious salad with crunchy apple and celery, dried cranberries, blue cheese and almonds for a wonderful blend of tastes and textures. HEALTHY OUTLOOK Using fat-free instead of regular mayonnaise in this chicken salad slashes nearly 30 g fat per serving! That makes room in the recipe for tasty bacon, blue cheese and almonds.

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Apple Cranberry Chicken Salad Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
  • Yield: 2 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped red apple
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
  • 2 lettuce leaves
  • 1 bacon strip, cooked and crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped almonds

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine the chicken, celery, apple and cranberries. Stir in mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce; sprinkle with bacon, blue cheese and almonds. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 352 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 94 mg cholesterol, 572 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 35 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 fat, 1 starch, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Apple Orchard Chicken Salad in Light & Tasty August/September 2007, p57

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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