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Chicken Salad with Apples

The best autumn chicken salad! Loaded with crisp apples, crunchy pecans, lightly tart cranberries, tender chicken, and it's all coated in a flavorful fresh rosemary dressing.

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 5 servings (about 6 cups)
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Salad
  • 3 1/2 cups chopped cooked rotisserie chicken (cold, 1 lb.)
  • 2 cups chopped apples, such as gala, fuji or golden delicious
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (toasted or raw)
  • 2 green onions, sliced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
Dressing
  • 1 (5.3 oz) container fat-free plain Greek yogurt (heaping 1/2 cup)
  • 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp real maple syrup or honey
  • 1 Tbsp minced fresh Rosemary
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg (optional)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Lettuce or whole grain bread, for serving

Instructions

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  1. Add chicken, apples, pecans, green onions, and cranberries to a large mixing bowl.
  2. In a separate small mixing bowl mix together greek yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar, maple syrup, rosemary, dijon mustard, and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Pour over chicken mixture then toss to evenly coat.
  4. Store in the fridge up to 2 days. Serve in lettuce or on whole grain bread.

Notes

  • Note that as mixture sits a few hours the chicken may absorb the dressing and it will seem to dry up a little. You can thin it with a little more Greek yogurt or mayonnaise, or water (depending on how creamy you want it).
  • Note that as mixture sits a few hours the chicken may absorb the dressing and it will seem to dry up a little. You can thin it with a little more Greek yogurt or mayonnaise, or water (depending on how creamy you want it).
  • Nutrition estimate based on using lettuce leaves not bread.