Chicken Fruit Salad
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
YIELD: 12 servings.
I love the challenge of finding creative new ways to serve foods. So putting peaches in chicken salad seems only natural. My husband and I enjoy this hearty cool salad on hot summer evenings.—Elizabeth Waden, Timmonsville, South Carolina
Ingredients
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3 cups cooked elbow macaroni
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3 cups cubed cooked chicken
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2 cups cubed peeled fresh peaches
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1 cup sliced celery
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1 cup halved strawberries
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1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
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3/4 cup pineapple tidbits, drained
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1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
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1/2 cup chopped apple
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1/2 cup golden raisins
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1 cup mayonnaise
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1/4 cup orange juice
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2 tablespoons sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
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Shredded lettuce
Directions
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In a large bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, orange juice, sugar, ginger and pepper; pour over salad and toss to coat. Serve on a bed of lettuce.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 207 calories, 5g fat (0 saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 157mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 9g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 meat, 1 fruit.
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