Crunchy Cranberry Chicken Salad. Delicious on its own, n a sandwich or lettuce wrap for low carb Ingredients of Crunchy Cranberry Chicken Salad. This easy cranberry chicken salad recipe is filled with sweet cranberries, crunchy celery and toasted pine nuts - swap pecans or almonds if that's what you have. It can be served on a croissant or bread for a sandwich, or on apple slices for a low carb option.
This salad has it all: crispy, succulent chicken bites, creamy avocado, crunchy cucumbers, pungent red onion, and juicy tomatoes, all loaded on a bed of romaine lettuce.
But for a salad to be a showstopper in my book, it needs more.
The key to a delicious salad is the dressing and this honey BBQ dressing is exactly that.
You can have Crunchy Cranberry Chicken Salad using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Crunchy Cranberry Chicken Salad
- It's 3 cup of Baby spring mix salad blend.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of Ken's Lite Raspberry Walnut vinaigrette.
- It's 4 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of Feta cheese crumbles.
- It's 1/4 cup of crispy wonton strips.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of craisins (dried cranberries).
- It's 1 tbsp of sliced almonds.
How to serve cranberry chicken salad? As a main meal - Serve salad by itself for a light, protein filled meal.; Salad - Scoop chicken salad over a bed of lettuce and top with croutons.; Lettuce wrap - Serve chicken salad inside lettuce cups for a low carb lunch or snack.; Appetizer - Place a small scoop of chicken salad on top of roasted sweet potato rounds or apple slices for an easy. I made these simple yet special cranberry walnut chicken salad sandwiches for a birthday party. Tangy cranberries and crunchy celery pep up the chicken.
Crunchy Cranberry Chicken Salad instructions
- Add spring mix and vinaigrette to large bowl and toss.
- Add shredded chicken to bowl and toss.
- Add feta cheese, craisins (dried cranberries), wonton strips, and sliced almonds then toss everything together.
- Enjoy immensely and Happy Healthy New Year!! Calories: 480.
Leftover turkey works well, too. —Shannon Tucker, Land O' Lakes, Florida Keep your salad crunchy by tossing in the noodles just before serving. Precooked frozen chicken from the meat department is a great thing to have on hand for ready-to-go recipes like this. Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad is the perfect thing to serve for lunch, on a lightly toasted croissant roll or as a salad. Made with grilled chicken, crisp celery, tart dried cranberries, red onions and crunchy nuts, this Chicken Salad with Cranberries recipe really is a great dish to bring to a picnic or get-together. Perfect for picnics and brown bag lunches! * This is an updated version of a post I originally published over two years ago, in the early days of the blog.