Garden Chicken Salad

Name: Garden Chicken Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 package (10 ounces) fresh baby spinach; 2-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken; 2 cups fresh broccoli florets; 2 medium tomatoes, cut into thin wedges; 1 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber; 1 cup fresh snow peas; 1/3 cup chopped red onion; DRESSING:; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup plain yogurt; 2 teaspoons dill weed; 1/4 teaspoon salt

Leftover chicken finds a delicious place in this refreshing salad. “The first time I served this to my in-laws, my father-in-law teased me about becoming a gourmet cook,” Polly Thayer recalls from Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

Ingredients

1 package (10 ounces) fresh baby spinach
2-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
2 cups fresh broccoli florets
2 medium tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
1 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber
1 cup fresh snow peas
1/3 cup chopped red onion
DRESSING:
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup plain yogurt
2 teaspoons dill weed
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, chicken, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumber, snow peas and onion. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 130 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 235mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 16g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable.

Originally published as Garden Chicken Salad in Simple & Delicious May/June 2006