Cranberry Chicken Salad

Say hello to your new favorite creamy chicken salad, my friends! This chicken salad is anything but boring or bland! It’s incredibly flavorful, yet super simple to prepare. And, while it makes a wonderful on-the-go, ready-to-eat lunch or a light delicious dinner, it’s also the perfect addition to any holiday celebration.

This creamy salad features tender chicken, chewy dried cranberries, salty toasted nuts, crunchy celery and delicate scallions. Tossed in a silky, creamy, slightly sweet mayonnaise and Greek yogurt based dressing, this chicken salad is robust in flavor and loaded with texture. It’s creamy, crunchy, savory, sweet, salty, slightly tart and 100% delicious. If you love chicken salad and have been searching for a new way to shake things up, look no further, because this light and creamy cranberry salad has got it going on!

And, this festive salad is extremely easy to make and only requires 15 minutes of hands on preparation. Plus, it’s made with easy to find ingredients and totally customizable. Try it with fresh poached chicken, rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken. Throw in some apple for crunch or a little jalapeño for a touch of heat. However you make it, this salad is guaranteed to get rave reviews!

• 1 pound Cooked Chicken Breasts/Thighs – large dice 
• 1 cup Dried Cranberries (about 5.25 ounces)
• 3/4 cup Toasted Nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios or pecans) – coarsely chopped (about 3 ounces)
• 2/3 cup Celery – thinly sliced or small diced (about 2 medium ribs)
• 1/3 cup Scallions – thinly sliced (about 3 scallions)
• 2/3 Cup Mayonnaise
• 1/3 Cup Plain Greek Yogurt
• 2 TBS Honey
• 1 ½ – 2 tsp fresh squeezed Lemon Juice – to taste
• heaping 3/4 tsp EACH: Ground Ginger & Dried Thyme (can use 1 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves)
• to taste Kosher Salt and Ground Black Pepper