Chicken Cranberry Walnut Salad for One
Cranberry walnut chicken salad just takes 15 minutes to make. It's the perfect easy lunch. Serve over greens, in a sandwich, croissant, or a wrap for lots of options.
Servings 1 person
Equipment
- Small Frying Pan
- tongs
- cutting board
- knife
- medium mixing bowl
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- small rubber spatula
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 1 frozen chicken tender 2-3 oz
- ⅛ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ⅛ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried cranberries
- 1-2 teaspoons toasted, chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon celery minced
- 1 teaspoon red onion minced
- 1-2 cups mixed greens
- optional ways to serve it: sandwich bread, croissant, large tortilla, or pita
Instructions
- Heat small frying pan over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray and then add 1 frozen chicken tender. Flip after about 4-5 minutes, and cook another 3-4.
- Note: If serving on a sandwich/wrap, just add 1 Tablespoon yogurt instead of ⅛ cup. It may be too saucy otherwise. But it's perfect when you serve it over greens.
- While chicken is cooking, prepare sauce by adding ⅛ cup plain Greek yogurt, ⅛ cup mayonnaise, ½ teaspoon dijon mustard, and ¼ teaspoon salt & ¼ teaspoon pepper to a medium mixing bowl.
- Mix dressing ingredients together. Set aside.
- When chicken is done cooking (reaches 165 degrees F), chop it up into bite sized pieces and add to mixing bowl with dressing in it.
- Add 1 Tablespoon dried cranberries, 1 teaspoon minced celery, 1 teaspoon minced red onion, and 1-2 teaspoon toasted chopped walnuts chicken and dressing. Mix together.
- Spoon chicken salad over 1-2 cups of mixed greens or on bread/wrap with lettuce.
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Notes
- Cover the chicken with a lid as it cooks. That will help keep the moisture in.
- Serve it over greens, in a sandwich, croissant, or a wrap for lots of options.
- Double or triple the recipe to make enough for a few lunches. Just hover over the number of servings on the recipe card below to adjust the number of servings.