Chicken Rice Salad Recipe

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Dried apricots, a hint of mint and lime juice combine with more conventional chicken salad ingredients in this unique, easy and refreshing twist on an old favorite from our Test Kitchen crew.

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Chicken Rice Salad Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 5 Servings

20 5 25

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups uncooked instant rice
2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 teaspoons minced fresh mint
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Cook rice according to package directions; cool. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, peas, celery, apricots and almonds. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, lime juice, mint, salt and pepper; shake well.
Stir rice into chicken mixture; drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 386 calories, 15 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 43 mg cholesterol, 325 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 23 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 2 fat, 1 starch, 1 fruit.

Originally published as Chicken Rice Salad in Simple & Delicious January/February 2007, p16