Classic Chicken Salad

Classic Chicken Salad

An easy chicken salad recipe loaded with apple, raisins, and walnuts. Use rotisserie chicken or canned chicken for a quick shortcut! Perfect for lunch on its own, atop a bed of lettuce or in a croissant.

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Prep 15 minutes
Total 15 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients:

• 2pounds
• cooked chicken
• (shredded)
• ½cup
• mayonnaise
• 2large apples
• (your favorite variety, peeled, cored and diced)
• ⅓cup
• raisins
• ⅓cup
• chopped walnuts
• 4tablespoons
• apple cider vinegar
• Salt and pepper
• (to taste)

Directions:

1. Place the chicken in a large bowl and combine with the mayonnaise, stirring well to ensure that all of the chicken has been coated.
2. Add the apples, raisins, walnuts and vinegar, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss to thoroughly combine. The chicken salad can be served immediately or stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Recipe Notes:

• You can substitute pear for the apple.
• You can substitute halved grapes or dried cranberries for the raisins.
• You can substitute other nuts (cashews or pecans would be great!) for the walnuts.
• If you are doing a Whole30, Primal Kitchen mayonnaise is compliant.
• This salad can be served immediately, but if you have time, refrigerate for at least 1 hour so the flavors can meld together.

Nutritional values are based on one serving
Nutrition:
Calories: 453kcal
Fat: 25g
Saturated fat: 6g
Cholesterol: 116mg
Sodium: 270mg
Potassium: 495mg
Carbohydrates: 18g
Fiber: 2g
Sugar: 8g
Protein: 37g
Vitamin A: 160%
Vitamin C: 3.2%
Calcium: 30%
Iron: 2.4%

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