Creamy shredded chicken with sweet dried cranberries, crunchy celery, and chopped pecan in every bite. Simple to make and healthy, this tasty chicken salad can be a quick afternoon snack or meal.
Yup! That’s right! I have another quick and easy recipe for you! And if you’re on a gluten free diet, this will be totally perfect for you too =)
This chicken salad really only requires six ingredients: chicken, mayonnaise, pecan, dried cranberries, celery, and bread or crackers. And all you need is a bowl, fork, and measuring cups. No cooking required. It’s that easy. So go ahead and give it a try.
There’s so much flavor in this simple recipe. The dried cranberries give the salad a slight sweetness, the stalk of celery chopped into bits adds some crunch, and the pecans add a slight nuttiness. Although the mayo isn’t exactly healthy, there’s not too much of it, and it does help make the salad creamy. You’ll love eating this salad whether as a snack with crackers or a meal with bread.
As I’ve said before, I’m not on a gluten free diet, but I’ve noticed that many of my readers are. So beginning with the last post, if a recipe is gluten free, I’ll categorize it as gluten free. I hope it will help make searching for recipes easier =)
First, shred the chicken. You can use leftover Rotisserie chicken or canned chicken. I actually used canned chicken from Costco since I didn’t have leftover chicken. Make sure to shred it.
Add about 1/3 cup mayo and mix so that the chicken is evenly covered with mayo. I used Best Foods mayo, which clearly states on the back panel that it’s gluten free.
Add in dried cranberries, chopped celery, and chopped pecans. Then mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are evenly incorporated.
You can serve this chicken salad with gluten free crackers as a snack. I’m not on a gluten free diet so I used Ritz crackers.
Or you can make it into a sandwich using Glutino bread, or any other gluten free bread. I used Glutino white bread since I still had some left from my Baked Egg Topped with Asparagus on Toast post.
Or cut them into fourths to create festive tea sandwiches. Yes, I know. It’s messy. lol. But it’s still so very good.
Place the chicken salad or sandwiches in the refrigerator for about a half hour so that they can become cold.
Serve cold. Enjoy!
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HostessAtHeart says
Yum! Those look so good!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you! If you decide to try them, I hope you’ll like them!
mommermom says
This looks fabulous and I cannot wait to try it! Thanks for sharing. I hope to make it this weekend.
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
I hope you’ll like it!
Joanna says
I have a similar recipe for chicken salad that I adore!! So yummy!! 🙂 xo
John says
I eat that same chicken right out of the can sometimes, or put it on flat bread. So yummy!
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
It is and it’s easy too when you need to make a meal fast =)
simmeredandsewn says
This looks delicious! Great recipe!
-simmered and sewn
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Thank you! I hope you’ll like it when you give it a try =)
Elizabeth Melton Parsons says
That looks so good. Can’t wait to try it. 🙂
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
I hope you’ll like it =)
ThinCyster says
Reblogged this on My PCOS and commented:
This looks seriously amazing… and that Kirland’s Chicken from Costco is THE BEST! My Mediterranean Vixens… you can swap out the gluten free bread for whole grain if you wish. Great Post!
litadoolan says
Bliss!!
mudpilewood says
Looks very inviting, but I’ve been told to knock my cholesterol down a bit so I’m getting stuck into a vegetarian diet. I will try this for the others and see what they think.
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
I hope they’ll like it!
foodessen says
This looks and sounds great, I can’t wait to try it out! But I have to say that can of chicken made me a bit homesick 🙂
Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower says
I hope you’ll like it when you give it a try. It’s so easy to make =)