Cranberry Chicken Salad

5 from 1 vote

This recipe for a cranberry chicken salad is timeless, jam packed with craisins, walnuts, and celery is great as a meal prep option.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: dinner, lunch, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 303kcal

Author: Morgan Peaceman

Equipment

large mixing bowl

Ingredients

2 cups Chicken roasted or boiled; shredded
½ cup Mayonnaise
⅓ cup Dried Cranberries
½ cup Walnuts chopped
2 stalks Celery minced

Instructions

Using your fingers or two forks, shred one large chicken breast into smaller pieces, then add the chicken to a large mixing bowl.
Once the chicken has been shredded, add the craisins, walnuts, celery to the same bowl.
Last, add the mayonnaise on top and fold in with a spatula. Season with salt and pepper, then continue to mix together. Add more mayonnaise as you see fit.

Notes

Buy Rotisserie Chicken - Instead of spending more time roasting the chicken, boiling, or even grilling it, but a rotisserie chicken from your local grocer. It yields a ton of freshly roasted chicken, and even more chicken for other recipes for the week. Double win in my book.

Season, Season, Season - You can always add in a sprinkle of garlic powder, onion salt, but definitely use a pinch of salt and a crack of fresh black pepper. It amplifies the recipe.

Let it Rest - After you make the chicken salad, you can let it sit overnight so that it can build more flavor.

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