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Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked, cooled and dice into small cubes
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped golden delicious apple, or gala or Fuji apple (chop small)
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped

 

Dressing

  • 1 (5.3 oz.) container fat-free plain Greek yogurt (heaping 1/2 cup)
  • 2 Tbsps. mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsps. red wine vinegar
  • 2 1/2 tsp finely chopped rosemary
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Lettuce or whole grain bread, for serving

 

Instructions

  1. Add chicken, apples, pecans and cranberries to a large mixing bowl.
  2. In a separate small mixing bowl mix together Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, rosemary, mustard, honey and onion powder. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Pour over chicken mixture then toss to evenly coat. Serve in lettuce or on whole grain bread.

 

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