Simple Chicken Salad with Apples and Dried Cranberries

August 10, 2011 By 5 Comments

Simple Chicken Salad with Apples and Dried Cranberries from addapinch.com

Another quick, easy, super simple recipe that my family just loves is Chicken Salad with Apples and Dried Cranberries. It’s the perfect blend of a delicious chicken salad with a little bit of tart from the Granny Smith apples, sweet from the dried cranberries, and pure deliciousness from the tender bites of chicken.

A simple recipe for my favorite chicken salad will pull you through on any number of weekdays for lunches, hectic weeknights for supper, or even when entertaining!

Using my slow cooker chicken method, I can have this chicken salad whipped up in about 5 minutes.

Now, I don’t know about you, but having a homemade lunch or supper on the table in about 5 minutes surely deserves a medal of some sort.

Don’t you think?

This chicken salad also makes a great filling for a wrap, a sandwich, or served on a bed of lettuce leaves.

I have another little trick to share with you about this chicken salad, too. It makes a mighty popular salad to serve at a ladies luncheon. Just increase the quantities in the recipe for the number of people you’ll be serving.

It’ll be a hit! Promise.

Here’s how I make it.

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Simple Chicken Salad with Apples and Dried Cranberries

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 8

A delicious, yet simple recipe for chicken salad with apples and dried cranberries

Ingredients

  • 4 cooked chicken breasts, chopped
  • 1 Granny Smith apple, chopped
  • 1/ 2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Stir all ingredients together until well-combined.
  2. Serve cold as a salad or as filling for a sandwich or wrap.
  3. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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A seventh generation Southern wife and mom who loves to share simple, fresh, and scrumptious recipes the whole family will enjoy.

Comments

  1. 1
    MIss says:
    August 10, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    As always, looks delicious!!

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  2. 2
    Sara at Saving For Someday says:
    August 10, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    I just learned how to make egg white mayo and this would be the perfect thing to try it with. You’ve said that good, simple ingredients really make a difference. Now, I’ll put that into action!

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  3. 3
    Sasha @ The Procrastobaker says:
    August 11, 2011 at 7:33 am

    This looks truly delicious! I tend to get into a chicken salad rut, making the same old yummy but basic mix each time, so this would be a lovely way to shake it up a little :)

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  4. 4
    Barbara | Creative Culinary says:
    August 11, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Ever since the day I took one small leap of faith and added fruit to my chicken salad instead of celery it’s been something I love so much more. I’ve not done apple…now that needs to change doesn’t it? Perfect summer lunch is right.

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  5. 5
    Jamie says:
    August 11, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    UMMMMMMM,this so great right now.I enjoy it on a croisant with grapes chopped up as well.thanks for sharing

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