CHICKEN, GRAPE, AND RICE SALAD

Chicken, Grape, and Rice Salad image

My neighbor made this for a picnic forever ago, and it is super easy to make. Easy to change it your own liking. Sometimes the onions can be too strong, so you may want to test before adding too many.

Provided by Tara

Categories Salad Grains Rice Salad Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 ⅔ cups water
1 tablespoon margarine
1 (5 ounce) package long grain and wild rice mix (such as Mahatma®)
4 cooked chicken breast halves, chopped
½ red onion, chopped, or to taste
1 ½ cups seedless red grapes, quartered
½ cup cashews
¾ cup mayonnaise

Steps:

Bring water and margarine to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to low and stir in long grain and wild rice mix. Cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 25 minutes. Fluff with fork and allow rice mix to cool thoroughly.
Mix cooled rice mix with chicken, red onion, grapes, cashews, and mayonnaise. Serve immediately or chill before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 448.7 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 42.3 mg, Fat 32.5 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 16.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 281.2 mg, Sugar 8.4 g