Healthy Cranberry Chicken Salad
A nutritious salad featuring chicken, dried cranberries, and healthy creamy ingredients, perfect for any meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Healthy, High-Protein
Ingredients
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- 0.75 cups low-fat cottage cheese
- 0.5 cups nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups cooked chicken
- 1 medium apple (grated)
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup pecans (chopped and toasted if desired)
- 1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 250°F and spread the pecans on a baking sheet to toast for 5-10 minutes until fragrant.
- While the pecans toast, wash and grate the apple.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked chicken, low-fat cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, grated apple, dried cranberries, mayonnaise, chopped pecans, parsley, and lemon juice.
- Gently fold the ingredients together until mixed thoroughly.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper according to taste preferences.
Notes
Use freshly cooked chicken for best texture; rotisserie chicken is a convenient alternative.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
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