Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing – great side dish or lunch or light dinner. Makes a wonderful recipe for the holiday season too, for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing – this is really one of the best chicken salads you’ll ever taste!  The homemade, easy-to-make poppy seed dressing makes this salad quite special. Give yourself and your family a treat – scroll down to the recipe and make this salad!

Not only is this salad great with chicken, it will also work great with leftover turkey meat, since Thanksgiving is coming up!  The salad has only 4 simple ingredients: cooked chicken, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, and chopped green onions.

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What makes this salad really special is the homemade dressing, made with mayo, sour cream, a touch of Dijon mustard, honey, and poppy seeds! It’s delicious!

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Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing - great side dish or lunch or light dinner. Makes a wonderful recipe for the holiday season too, for Thanksgiving or Christmas.  

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 437 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

Dressing

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoon honey softened
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• salt to taste

Salad

• 4 cups chicken breast , cooked, chopped (about 2 chicken breasts)
• 1 cup pecans , chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 4 green onions , chopped

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, combine all dressing ingredients. Whisk until well combined. Add salt, to taste.
2. In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Add salad dressing and toss to coat. Add salt, to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Amount Per Serving

Calories 437 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 31g 48%

Saturated Fat 4g 20%

Cholesterol 76mg 25%

Sodium 272mg 11%

Potassium 484mg 14%

Total Carbohydrates 17g 6%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 13g

Protein 23g 46%

Vitamin A 3.8%

Vitamin C 3.5%

Calcium 5.4%

Iron 6.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.