Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad

By shelliec

Ingredients

• 4 -12.5 oz can of chicken, drained (I get mine from Costco)
• 2 t olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 1/4 C Miracle Whip
• 1/4 C Non-Fat, Plain Greek Yogurt (I like the FAGE brand from Costco)
• 1/2 C cream or whole milk
• 2 t poppy seeds
• 1 C celery, chopped
• 1 T butter
• 1/2 C chopped pecans
• 1 C dried Cranberries

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Drain the chicken and cook in skillet until all the pink is gone (you may have to do this in batches depending on how big your skillet is). Place cooked chicken in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate until cool, about 1 ½-2 hours.

In a small bowl, mix Miracle Whip, Greek yogurt, cream/milk, and poppy seeds until combined. Pour the mixture over the chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper again. Add in the chopped celery and mix until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

In a small pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the nuts and stir them often until they are toasted, about 4 minutes (they should be a little more than lightly browned and you’ll begin to smell them).

Add the toasted nuts and dried Cranberries just before serving, and mix until combined. Serve with split croissants.
Makes about 8-10 servings.