CHICKEN FRUIT SALAD

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I love the challenge of finding creative new ways to serve foods. So putting peaches in chicken salad seems only natural. My husband and I enjoy this hearty cool salad on hot summer evenings.-Elizabeth Waden, Timmonsville, South Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

3 cups cooked elbow macaroni
3 cups cubed cooked chicken
2 cups cubed peeled fresh peaches
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup halved strawberries
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
3/4 cup pineapple tidbits, drained
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
1/2 cup chopped apple
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Shredded lettuce

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, orange juice, sugar, ginger and pepper; pour over salad and toss to coat. Serve on a bed of lettuce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 calories, Fat 5g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 157mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 9g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

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