Quick and Easy Chicken Salad

This chicken salad is SO quick and easy!

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Yet it tastes so good, you’d never know it literally takes just minutes to make.

It’s savory, a little tart from apples and a little sweet from the cranberries. And the pecans give it a bit of a crunch.

The trick is to start with a store-bought roasted chicken. That gives your salad a delicious, elevated flavor. Plus, it will save you all that ‘chicken cookin’ time!

START WITH ABOUT 2 CUPS OF ROASTED CHICKEN BREAST

Shred it into bite sized pieces and put it into a medium-sized mixing bowl.

PEEL AND CORE 1/4 OF A GRANNY SMITH APPLE AND DICE IT INTO SMALL PIECES

Add the apples to the chicken

ADD 2 TABLESPOONS OF DRIED CRANBERRIES TO THE MIXTURE

ADD 1 - 2 TABLESPOONS RAW PECAN PIECES

ADD APPROX 1/3 CUP MAYONNAISE (TO TASTE)

MIX ALL TOGETHER WELL AND ADD SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

And that is Quick and Easy Chicken Salad!

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Serve on a bed of lettuce or as a sandwich on a croissant or French bread.

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This Quick and Easy Chicken Salad is the perfect entree for a special luncheon with friends because it tastes amazing and you don’t have to spend all day in the kitchen making it!

Serves 2

Variations:

You can use fresh cooked chicken, or canned chicken in this recipe as well. You might even try it with left over Thanksgiving turkey!

For a lower fat version, substitute 1/2 or all of the mayonnaise with low fat mayo

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