Fruity Chicken Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups cooked chicken
• 1 cup mandarin oranges in light syrup
• 2 cups cabbage coleslaw blend
• 1 -2 granny smith apple, chopped
• 1 cup pineapple chunk, drained
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds or 1/2 cup pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup fat-free miracle whip or 1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup tmarzetti low-fat coleslaw dressing
• 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cube the chicken and place in bowl.
• 2 drain the mandarin oranges, reserving 1/4 to 1/8 cup of juice for dressing.
• 3 choose any or all fruits and place in bowl.
• 4 choose any or all nuts/dried cherries and place in bowl.
• 5 add shredded coleslaw if desired.
• 6 add swiss cheese if desired.
• 7 dressing: mix miracle whip with coleslaw dressing. add reserved syrup from mandarin oranges.
• 8 add yogurt if desired. mix to taste. (if thicker dressing is preferred, put more miracle whip in; for a less sweet dressing, leave out mandarin orange juice, etc.).
• 9 pour dressing over salad. mix with hands. serve on bed of lettuce, or use in sandwiches.