Sweet Chicken Salad Recipes

MY FAVORITE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Stir chicken, celery, pecans, mayonnaise, yellow onion, relish, mustard, pepper, dill, lemon juice, sugar, salt, garlic powder, and paprika in a bowl until well combined. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

SWEET CHILI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Set chicken on a parchment paper-lined baking pan. Combine the 1/3 cup sweet chili sauce and 2 Tbsp. of the lime juice in a small bowl; pour over the chicken. Bake chicken 25 minutes, basting occasionally, or until cooked through. Cool the chicken to room temperature, and then refrigerate until needed below. Cook the noodles in boiling water until just tender, about 2 to 3 minutes, and then drain well. Submerge the noodles in cold water to cool, and then drain well again. Place the vegetable oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, ginger and remaining lime juice in a large bowl. Add the noodles, carrot, green onion, bell pepper, bean spouts and chopped cilantro and toss to combine. Divide the noodles among four shallow bowls. Slice the chicken and arrange one breast on top of each salad, drizzling it with any sauce remaining in the baking pan. Top and garnish salads with cilantro springs, lime wedges and chopped peanuts, if using. Serve with salads with additional Thai-style sweet chili sauce, if desired. Note: Thai-style sweet chili sauce and Chinese-style egg noodles are available in our Asian foods aisle. Diamond brand noodles were used when testing this recipe. Recipe Options: Use rice noodles instead egg noodles. Replace some of the vegetables called for with others that appeal, such as chilled, blanched snow peas, sliced Napa cabbage, or grated English cucumber. Instead of chicken breast, roast and glaze a 1 1/4 lb. piece of pork tenderloin with the sweet chili sauce mixture. Cooking time, at the same temperature called for, for the chicken, will be about 30 minutes. Once chilled, thinly slice and divide and arrange the pork on top of the noodles.

TARA'S SWEET AND CHUNKY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Without breaking up large chicken pieces, empty canned chicken into medium bowl. Stir in mayonnaise, pickle, onion, sunflower seeds, and cranberries; mix until well blended and very large chicken chunks are broken up.

SWEET APPLE-WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Season chicken with seasoned salt and grill until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Mix salad greens, apple slices, walnuts, and blue cheese together in a bowl. Drizzle raspberry vinaigrette over the salad and toss to coat; divide salad between 2 plates.
• Cut chicken into strips and place half the strips atop each salad portion.

SWEET POTATO, KALE & CHICKEN SALAD WITH PEANUT DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil; lightly coat with cooking spray. Set aside. Toss sweet potatoes with oil, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
• Arrange the sweet potatoes in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Roast, turning once, until tender and lightly browned and crispy on the outside, about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool before assembling bowls.
• Transfer 2 tablespoons peanut dressing into each of 4 small lidded containers; refrigerate for up to 4 days.
• Divide kale among 4 single-serving containers (about 1 1/2 cups each). Top each with one-fourth of the roasted sweet potatoes and 1/2 cup chicken. Seal the containers and refrigerate for up to 4 days.
• Just before serving, drizzle each salad with 1 portion of peanut dressing and toss well to coat. Top with 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts.