Apple Pecan Chicken Salad
The best autumn chicken salad! Loaded with crisp apples, crunchy pecans, lots of chicken and fresh flavorful rosemary. Plus it's made healthier!
Servings: 3 servings
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 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp 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
- Add chicken, apples, pecans and cranberries to a large mixing bowl.
- 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.
- Pour over chicken mixture then toss to evenly coat. Serve in lettuce or on whole grain bread.
Notes
- Nutrition estimate based on using lettuce leaves not bread.