Easy Chicken Cranberry Mandarin Salad
We adore this easy chicken cranberry mandarin salad for lunch or dinner — and no baking required! Salad Recipes that use rotisserie chicken make eating healthy easy.
Who wants to turn on the oven in the heat of summer? Not me!
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We can actually watch the temperature rise on our thermostat when we turn on the oven during the summer. Ugh.
So I’m always on the lookout for ways to make an interesting meal without turning that sucker on.
Our easy chicken cranberry mandarin salad has been a personal favorite for a long time.
Summertime comes along and I start craving this sweet and tart salad!
To make this meal extra easy, you can purchase a pre-cooked chicken from your local grocery store.
The moment I get home, I cut up the rotisserie chicken.
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I make the salad for my husband and myself while the kids get fresh chicken and the sides.
An easy meal everyone will eat and absolutely no cooking. Heaven!
Easy Chicken Cranberry Mandarin Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked chicken
- 1/4 Ginger Sesame dressing (feel free to use any type of Asian-inspired dressing to match your personal taste)
- 1 12-ounce bag prepared salad greens
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1 11-ounce can Mandarin oranges, drained
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Note: We have nut allergies in our house. But for added crunch and flavor, you can add in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
Chicken Mandarin Salad Directions:
Cut up the chicken into bite-sized portions and slice the celery. Drain the mandarin oranges well.
Add all ingredients and toss well. It’s that easy!
Next time you don’t feel like cooking, grab this easy and delicious dinner! It’s always a hit with the whole family.
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Easy Chicken Cranberry Mandarin Salad
We adore this easy chicken cranberry mandarin salad for lunch or dinner during the summer -- and no baking required!
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken
- 1/4 Ginger Sesame dressing (feel free to use any type of Asian-inspired dressing to match your personal taste)
- 1 12-ounce bag prepared salad greens
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1 11-ounce can Mandarin oranges, drained
Instructions
- Cut up the chicken into bite-sized portions and slice the celery. Drain the mandarin oranges well.
- Add all ingredients and toss well. It's that easy!
Notes
We have nut allergies in our house. But for added crunch and flavor, you can add in 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 3 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 447Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 184mgCarbohydrates: 61gFiber: 7gSugar: 49gProtein: 25g
Nutrient values are only estimates provided by online calculators. Various factors can change the nutritional information in any given recipe.
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Oh yumm!! I love sweet salads but have never tried one with chicken, I bet it is delicious! ~ Client
That salad looks wonderfully refreshing for a summer day! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!
I love the addition of dried cranberries in this salad! Sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday party!
I love dried cranberries on salads. This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe with us at the #HomeMattersParty this week.
I will love this Chicken Salad, it is so light and fresh! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Yum, I love a salad for dinner during these hot summer months. I pinned it!
Have a great week,
Kippi
That sounds perfect for those hot summer nights! Pinned.
Salad is a great idea with chicken, oranges – like mandarin ones and cranberry! Pinning it, sharing it and voting for it. Thanks for posting at Fiesta Friday.