APPLE CRANBERRY CHICKEN SALAD

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At home in Salem, Oregon, Christine Vaught packs her chunky and nutritious salad with crunchy apple and celery, dried cranberries, blue cheese and almonds for a wonderful blend of tastes and textures. HEALTHY OUTLOOK Using fat-free instead of regular mayonnaise in this chicken salad slashes nearly 30 g fat per serving! That makes room in the recipe for tasty bacon, blue cheese and almonds.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
1 celery rib, thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped red apple
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
2 lettuce leaves
1 bacon strip, cooked and crumbled
2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
2 tablespoons chopped almonds

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine the chicken, celery, apple and cranberries. Stir in mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce; sprinkle with bacon, blue cheese and almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 352 calories, Fat 13g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 572mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 35g protein. Diabetic Exchanges