Tropical Chicken Salad
Tropical Chicken Salad is light and healthy and full of your favorite tropical flavors.
Servings: 6 -8
Ingredients
For the dressing:
- 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon honey {more to taste}
- 1 lime juiced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne red pepper {optional}
For the chicken salad:
- 3 cups shredded chicken {about 1 1/2 pounds}
- 1 1/2 cup pineapple diced
- 1 cup Bee Sweet Citrus – Mandarins peeled, sliced in half
- 1/2 cup SunMaid raisins
- 1 1/2 cups Sun World® Grapes sliced in half
- 1/4 cup pecans or silvered almonds {optional}
- 1 carrot thinly sliced
- 2 green onions green parts chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley or cilantro chopped
- 1/4 cup coconut shredded {optional}
Instructions
- In a large medium bowl combine the Greek yogurt, honey, salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne red pepper and stir well. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the chicken, pineapple, mandarins, raisins, grapes, nuts, carrots, green onions, parsley or cilantro and coconut and stir well. Add the Greek yogurt dressing in and stir until until the chicken salad is coated in the dressing.
- Serve on lettuce wraps, sandwiches or rolls or eat on its own.
Notes
Serve on lettuce wraps, sandwiches or eat as a salad on its own.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 568mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 2259IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 2mg