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The Food Factor: Chicken and Fruit Salad

Video by Jonathan Parrish

Chicken, fruit, and fresh lettuce leaves topped with a homemade, mayonnaise-based dressing makes this salad easy to pull together and refreshing to eat.

The combination of fruits, celery, and chicken provides you with protein, fiber, and vitamins.

Instead of bread use a lettuce wrap to lower the carbohydrates and include more vegetables in this meal.

Chicken and Fruit Salad

Makes 8 Servings                                       

Serving Size: 2/3 Cup
 

Ingredients:
• 3 C. cooked chicken, chopped
• 1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks in 100% juice, drained
• 1 11oz. can mandarin oranges in 100% juice, drained
• ¾ C. chopped celery
• 1 C. halved seedless grapes
• ¼ C. low-fat mayonnaise
• ¼ tsp. black pepper
• 8 large lettuce leaves

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine chicken, pineapple chunks, oranges, celery, & grapes.
2. In a separate bowl, mix low-fat mayonnaise & black pepper.
3. Gently stir mayonnaise mixture into chicken mixture.
4. Cover and chill in refrigerator.
5. To serve, scoop 2/3 cup of chicken salad onto a lettuce leaf and enjoy!

Thanks to North Carolina State Extension for this recipe!

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