Cranberry and Pecan Chicken Salad

Dipping a cracker in cranberry chicken pecan salad.

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Cranberry and Pecan Chicken Salad

Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad is an easy high protein lunch! We use crisp celery, cranberries and pecans for the best mix of sweet and salty.

Prep Time30

Cook Time30

Total Time1

Course: Lunch, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: high protein, meal prep, Protein, salads

Servings:

Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
Salt and black pepper to taste
½ cup plain 0% Greek yogurt 2% also works great
¼ cup mayonnaise
¾ cup celery diced
½ cup red onion diced * see note below
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup pecans chopped
2 tablespoon lemon juice about ½ a large lemon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450°F.
Season chicken breast with salt and pepper and place in a shallow baking dish. Cook for about 15-18 minutes, until chicken is completely cooked (until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F).
Shred the chicken using a stand mixer, two forks or a hand mixer. (details below).
To a large mixing bowl, add shredded chicken, yogurt, mayonnaise, celery, red onion, cranberries, pecans and drizzle with lemon juice. Mix well.

Notes

*If you aren't a fan of a strong red onion flavour, dice up your onions then place them in a bowl of cold water for about 5 minutes, before draining and adding to your chicken salad! This helps create a more mild flavour.

To easily shred your chicken once cooker, add the chicken breasts to the bowl of a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment and turn your mixer to the 'high' setting. This is my best tip for quickly shredding chicken, but you can always pull it together with two forks if you don't have a stand mixer.

Greek yogurt/ mayonnaise can be interchanged in this recipe. If you would like to just use greek yogurt or just use mayonnaise you absolutely can just ensure you have ¾ cup TOTAL.

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

Nutrition

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