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Chicken salad on a croissant with ingredients spilling out onto wooden cutting board
5 from 2 votes

Easy Apple Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad

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This Easy Apple Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad is one of my favorite ways to use up leftover chicken and make a delicious recipe with simple ingredients for a great lunch or light dinner! It's one of my easy recipes for all the seasons of the year and I love it more every time I make it!
Prep Time:15 minutes
Total Time:15 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 chopping knife I like a Santoku knife
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 wire whisk
  • 2 mixing bowls
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients

Dressing Ingredients

  • ½ cup Greek Yogurt I like the full fat yogurt.
  • 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • 2 Tablespoons Cranberry Juice
  • ⅓ cup Cream Cheese I prefer the whipped variety for easy mixining

Salad Ingredients

  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ½ cup chopped pecans I suggest toasting the pecans for extra flavor!
  • ½ cup diced apple I use Granny Smith for tartness.
  • ⅓ cup diced celery
  • ¾ pound cooked chicken breast cubed or shredded
  • 6 croissants
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Chop up all of your ingredients.
    ½ cup dried cranberries, ½ cup chopped pecans, ½ cup diced apple, ⅓ cup diced celery
  • In a smaller bowl, combine cream cheese, yogurt, maple syrup and cranberry juice to make the dressing for the chicken salad.
    ½ cup Greek Yogurt, 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup, 2 Tablespoons Cranberry Juice, ⅓ cup Cream Cheese, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Combine cranberries, pecans, diced apples, celery, and chicken in a larger mixing bowl. Add in about half of the dressing and stir to combine. You can decide from there how much more dressing to add. If you like it more creamy, add more dressing. If you like just a little dressing like me, stop there.
    ½ cup Greek Yogurt, 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup, 2 Tablespoons Cranberry Juice, ⅓ cup Cream Cheese, ½ cup dried cranberries, ½ cup chopped pecans, ½ cup diced apple, ⅓ cup diced celery, ¾ pound cooked chicken breast, 6 croissants, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Store in the refigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.6cup | Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 506mg | Potassium: 339mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 644IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 2mg
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apples, chicken, Chicken Salad, Cranberries, Leftover chicken, Pecans
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 500kcal
Cost: $10