Chicken Salad Recipe
with
Creamy Vinaigrette
Chicken Salad Recipe with Creamy Vinaigrette:
A simple and delicious chicken salad combining sweet mango, crunchy cabbage and a smooth and creamy vinaigrette. A fast meal in minutes and a real crowd pleaser.
We love serving this chicken salad on thick slices of Italian bread with a warm bowl of soup. It's a meal that has so much flavor with so little effort. Give it a try.Another option, is to serve this quick chicken salad with one of our simple salsas. It is also a delicious meal made in no time. The quick meal ideas and ingredient exchanges below will give you a variety of easy serving ideas for our creamy chicken salad.
2-3 servings (as main dish)
You will need 5 ingredients:
- Cooked Chicken
- Shredded Cabbage
- Mango
- Vinaigrette Dressing – your favorite store bought
- Plain Non-Fat Yogurt
Make Ahead for this Salad:
- If cooking your own chicken, prepare as desired
and cube 3 cups
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**Quick Tips: For Chicken: any store bought pre-cooked variety
can be used.
For Cabbage: use packaged pre-shredded cabbage.
For Mango: use frozen cubed mango. Thaw and
drain and cut into smaller dice.
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Ingredients:
cooked chicken – 3 cups cubed
shredded cabbage – 1 1/2 cups
mango – 1/2 cup small dice
(if using frozen mango – thaw, drain and cut into smaller dice)
vinaigrette dressing – 1/2 cup
(choose your favorite store bought brand)
plain non-fat yogurt – to desired thickness when combined with vinaigrette
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1. In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken, cabbage and mango.
2. In a smaller bowl, mix the 1/2 cup of vinaigrette with the yogurt until you reach the desired creaminess and thickness.
3. Add the dressing to the salad ingredients and toss well to combine.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Main Meal Ideas:
** Serve chicken salad over a bed of cooked pasta with steamed broccoli and carrots on the side.
** Serve this easy chicken salad with a
simple salsa
and warm breadsticks on the side.
Light and Quick Meal Ideas(suitable for lunch or a light dinner):
** This quick salad makes a simple meal when served on thick slices of Italian bread with your favorite chips or a nice bowl of warm soup or make an open-faced sandwich and add a slice of your favorite cheese and pop under the broiler or microwave just until the cheese melts.
** Another way to serve this creamy chicken salad is as a wrap style sandwich filling using either tortilla shells or lettuce leaves with a side of regular or sweet potato fries.
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Try these easy ingredient exchanges for this chicken salad recipe: * Instead of Cabbage: try Diced Jicama, Diced Celery, or a combination of Red Onion and Red Pepper
* Instead of Mango: try Pineapple, Papaya or Kiwi
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