Mound this creamy and satisfying chicken salad on a bed of salad greens or scoop onto a soft whole-wheat roll.
| Prep Time: | 30 minutes |
| Ready in: | 1 3/4 hours |
| Yield: | 8 servings, 1 cup each |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts , trimmed of fat | |
| 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth | |
| 1/3 cup walnuts , chopped | |
| 2/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream | |
| 1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise | |
| 1 tablespoon dried tarragon | |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | |
| 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper | |
| 1 1/2 cups diced celery | |
| 1 1/2 cups halved red seedless grapes | |
Recipe Directions
- Preheat oven to 450° F.
- Arrange chicken in a glass baking dish large enough to hold it in a single layer. Pour broth around the chicken. Bake the chicken until no longer pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast registers 170° F, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board until cool enough to handle, then cut into cubes. (Discard broth or save for another use.)
- Meanwhile, spread walnuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly golden and fragrant, about 6 minutes. Let cool.
- Stir sour cream, mayonnaise, tarragon, salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Add celery, grapes, the chicken and walnuts; stir to coat. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
Bake the chicken (Steps 1-2) and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Cover and refrigerate the salad for up to 1 day; add the nuts just before serving.
Health Advantages: healthy weight, low calorie, low carb, low sodium, diabetes appropriate.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 8 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 227 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 1/2 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 10 g | Dietary Fiber: | 1 g | Cholesterol: | 70 mg | |||
| Fat: | 10 g | Sodium: | 357 mg | Saturated Fat: | 3 g | |||
| Protein: | 25 g | Potassium: | 368 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 2 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Selenium (30% daily value). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 1/2 fruit, 3 very lean meat, 2 fat | |||||||
