Day 4 of 12 Days of Christmas Fun: Cranberry-Pecan Chicken Salad

♪♫ On the 4^th day of Christmas Food, Folks, and Fun gave to me…♪♫

Cranberry-Pecan Chicken Salad

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I am a part of a fabulous group of ladies called “The Craft Addicts”. We recently put on a crafting event and I made some of the food for it. Among the things I made was this chicken salad recipe and it was a hit! A lot of people gave me compliments, and I think it’s the perfect recipe for a holiday luncheon. I served it on sliced croissants from Costco.

Cranberry-Pecan Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

4 -12.5 oz can of chicken, drained (I get mine from Costco)

2 t olive oil

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

¼ C Miracle Whip

¼ C Non-Fat, Plain Greek Yogurt (I like the FAGE brand from Costco)

½ C cream or whole milk

2 t poppy seeds

1 C celery, chopped

1 T butter

½ C chopped pecans

1 C dried Cranberries

Directions:

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Drain the chicken and cook in skillet until all the pink is gone (you may have to do this in batches depending on how big your skillet is).  Place cooked chicken in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate until cool, about 1 ½-2 hours.

In a small bowl, mix Miracle Whip, Greek yogurt, cream/milk, and poppy seeds until combined. Pour the mixture over the chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper again. Add in the chopped celery and mix until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

In a small pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the nuts and stir them often until they are toasted, about 4 minutes (they should be a little more than lightly browned and you’ll begin to smell them).

Add the toasted nuts and dried Cranberries just before serving, and mix until combined. Serve with split croissants.

Makes about 8-10 servings.

Source: A Food, Folks, and Fun original!  

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