Cranberry Chicken Salad with Apples is an easy lunch that’s a staple in our house. It’s great in a sandwich, over greens, or wrapped up in a tortilla for a quick, tasty meal.
Fall Chicken Salad with tart Granny Smith apples, sweet dried cranberries, and crunchy toasted pecans. Serve it as a sandwich on soft whole wheat bread or in lettuce as a lettuce wrap. Perfect autumn lunch! You would not believe how many earthquakes we have had here the East Bay Area of California the past 2 weeks. Over 200! I’m serious. Apparently we are in the middle of a quake storm, and they are expecting it to last a few more weeks. And the fault line where they are all happening is in San Ramon, where Shawn and I live. Just a mile from our house. Isn’t that just wonderful?
This tasty chicken salad is filled with flavor. The crunchy apples, cranberries, and nuts make it extra-special. This is an excellent way to use leftover chicken—or make the salad with leftover turkey. A fully cooked rotisserie chicken or convenient fully cooked chicken breast strips may be used as well. Below the recipe, you’ll find basic instructions for cooking chicken breasts on the stovetop.
Leftover rotisserie chicken, apples, celery, and dried cranberries in a light and creamy dressing,this easy healthy chicken salad with apples and cranberries is a lunchtime favorite.
Serves: 4
Ingredients
2½ cups chopped cooked chicken
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 cup chopped apple (about 1 large; I used a Pink Lady and kept the peel because it was organic)
¼ cup dried cranberries
½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons Hellman’s light mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped parsley (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Place the chicken, celery, apple and cranberries in a bowl and stir to combine.
In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, mayonnaise and lemon juice.
Add to the chicken mixture and stir to mix well.
Stir in the parsley if desired.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cook’s Notes
Nutritional Estimates Per Serving (about 1 cup): 220 calories, 5 g fat, 13 g carbs, 2 g fiber, 28 g protein
This would be delicious served on whole grain crackers or in a pita or wrap too.