Waldorf Chicken Salad With Cottage Cheese and Dill and Almonds
WW Recipe of the Day: Chicken Salad with Apples & Cranberries
(220 calories | 5 3 3 myWW *SmartPoints value per serving)
Leftover rotisserie chicken, apples, celery, and dried cranberries in a light creamy Greek yogurt based dressing combine to create this light and delicious healthy chicken salad with apples and cranberries.
Easy, healthy chicken salad with apples and cranberries
Which reminds me of a classic Waldorf salad - only lighter - and with chicken.
I served this chicken salad with apples and cranberries for lunch on a bed of mixed greens and baby arugula. And garnished it with a little shredded carrot and chopped cucumber.
All I can say is, "YUM."
The Skinny on Chicken Salad with Apples & Cranberries
I rarely cook chicken just to make chicken salad. It seems like too much work. Instead, it's a recipe I tend to make when there's leftover home cooked or rotisserie chicken staring back at me from the fridge.
To keep this chicken salad with apples and cranberries lighter and healthier, I use plain nonfat Greek yogurt and a little Hellman's light mayonnaise to dress it without drowning it.
WW Friendly Low Fat Apple Cranberry Chicken Salad
Adding apples and celery is a tasty way to add flavor and crunch for minimal calories and points.
This chicken salad with apples and cranberries would be yummy on whole wheat crackers or a toasted english muffin or stuffed into a pita too.
According to my calculations, each serving has 220 calories and
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Healthy Chicken Salad with Apples & Cranberries
Leftover rotisserie chicken, apples, celery, and dried cranberries in a light and creamy dressing,this easy healthy chicken salad with apples and cranberries is a lunchtime favorite.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings (adjustable): 4
Calories: 220
- 2 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 cup chopped apple, about 1 large; I used a Pink Lady and kept the peel because it was organic
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons Hellman's light mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
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Place the chicken, celery, apple and cranberries in a bowl and stir to combine and then set it aside.
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In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, mayonnaise and lemon juice.
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Add this to the chicken mixture and stir to mix well.
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Stir in the parsley if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cranberry Apple Chicken Salad Variations:
No chicken? Substitute leftover turkey, canned chicken or canned tuna.
No mayonnaise? Use all plain Greek yogurt instead.
No yogurt? Use all light mayonnaise instead.
No dried cranberries? Most any chopped dried fruit would work.
Serving size: 1 cup
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Chicken Salad with Apples & Cranberries
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 220 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g 8%
Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Protein 28g 56%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken salad with apples, cranberry chicken salad, low fat chicken salad
*PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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Ellie Kriger's Curried Chicken Salad - with grapes, almonds and cilantro has 325 calories and 6 WW Points+ per serving from Ellie Krieger found at the Food Network
Lighter Chicken Salad - from chicken cooked in broth so it needs less dressing with 4 WW Points+ from Gina at SkinnyTaste
Mango Chicken Salad - with yogurt, fresh mango, and mango chutney with 6 WW Points+ from Alanna at Kitchen Parade.
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Waldorf Chicken Salad With Cottage Cheese and Dill and Almonds
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