Cranberry Chicken Salad
Growing up my mom would buy canned chunk chicken and make chicken salad with it. Most times the chicken salad would be nicely stuffed in a halved pita bread pocket. As simple as the meal was I absolutely loved it. As I have gotten older I still love this simple meal just as much. Although, I have made some little changes to enhance some of the flavors it was lacking. I also switched to using real chicken breast because I am leery of canned chicken. I mean seriously chicken in a can? That just can’t be healthy!
The changes I made to the basic chicken salad are quite modest. I added chopped green bell peppers, red onions, and Crasins (which are just dried cranberries). The craisins provide that little hint of sweetness to the chicken salad. I still accompany my chicken salad with pita bread. I also add a mixture of lettuce and spinach.
There are so many different variations of chicken salad out there, but this is how I enjoy mine. I hope you also enjoy it!
And one last thing…..this meal makes a very good lunch meal prep. You don’t even have to worry about heating it up. You can take it straight out the fridge and consume it! That’s pretty much as good as it gets!
The containers featured in the pictures are from Meal Prep Haven. You can purchase the containers HERE from their website.
| Prep Time | 20 Minutes |
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Meal preps
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- 2.5 Pounds Cooked Shredded Chicken
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1/2 Cup Diced Red Onions
- 1/2 Cup Diced Green Bell Pepper
- 1/3 Cup Dried Crasinis May add more if you would like
Ingredients
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- Place the shredded chicken in a large bowl.
- Stir the Mayonnaise into the bowl with the shredded chicken.
- Place the diced green bell peppers, diced red onions, and craisins in the large bowl with the shredded chicken and Mayonnaise.
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- I seasoned my chicken with salt, garlic powder, and onion powder and cooked it in the crock pot. I have found that chicken is much easier to shred when cooked in the crock pot. Here is a recipe for shredded crock pot chicken.
- You may also want to add salt or other seasonings to your completed chicken salad just for taste
