Description
Apple Pecan Chicken Salad with Honey Dijon is creamy, sweet, and crunchy with tender chicken, crisp apples, and toasted pecans.
Ingredients
3 cups cooked chicken breast, diced
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 medium apple, finely diced
1/2 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
1/2 cup celery, finely diced
2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped
Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Cook chicken until fully done and cool completely.
2. Dice chicken into small pieces.
3. Whisk mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, honey, and lemon juice.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Fold in diced chicken.
6. Add apple, toasted pecans, celery, and red onion.
7. Mix gently until combined.
8. Chill for 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Store in refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Toast pecans for deeper flavor.
Serve on croissants or lettuce wraps.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 590mg
- Fat: 31g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 23g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 27g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
