Southern Honey-chicken Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 3 celery ribs, diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 cup sweet dried cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups light mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 note: for the chicken, i use 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, baked. you can also use a rotissiere chicken or left-over baked chicken.
• 2 toast the pecans lightly in a dry frying pan over medium-low heat or in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes. set aside.
• 3 combine first 4 ingredients (chicken, celery, cranberries, and pecans).
• 4 whisk together mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients until mixed.
• 5 add to chicken mixture, stirring gently until combined.
• 6 garnish with additional pecans, if desired.
• 7 chill 1-2 hours before serving with crackers or on individual salad greens.