The curried chicken salad sandwich is a unique change to the classic chicken salad sandwich by adding a few Indian spices.
Ciao from Florence! Well, not really.....I am in Florence, but have to admit that I wrote/scheduled this post before we left! For those of you who may not know, Ryan and I are currently on a 10-day, food-focused trip to Italy! We celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary in Rome on May 4th, and will celebrate Ryan's 36th birthday and my 29th while we are here. I can't wait to post pics and relive all the details with you when I get back!
In the meantime, I though a good, lightened-up, but still utterly delicious chicken salad recipe was in order. It's springtime, Mother's Day is on Sunday, and I'm thinking a picnic should be in your near future. Breezy, warm, spring days + Mother's Day are both perfect occasions to pack a picnic and enjoy the great outdoors! Chicken salad is perfect to pack for a picnic, along with pimento cheese and pb & j's for kiddos. I'm thinking of packing big Mason jars of chicken salad and pimento cheese for my picnics, with croissants and/or a crusty baguette to spread them on. Add some big wedges of watermelon, a pitcher of freshly-squeezed lemonade, and fresh-from-the oven chocolate chips cookies and you've got it made.
Please tell me you'll whisk mom away for a lovely picnic or make her breakfast in bed on her special day. If for some reason you can't spend Mother's Day with your mom, do and/or say something nice to a mom you know who's working hard and needs encouragement. A word of encouragement, a card, or some flowers will go such a long way in telling any mom she's appreciated and loved. Stay tuned for a round-up of Mother's Day brunch recipes on Friday, and be sure to check out our Mother's Day Gift Guide if you need inspiration in that department!
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Lightened-Up Curried Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt
- One 8-ounce can crushed pineapple {canned in juice or water) drained thoroughly
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, yogurt, pineapple, curry powder, salt and pepper until well combined.
- Fold in the chicken, cranberries, and almonds into the wet mixture until all the dry ingredients are well-coated. Cover and chill for 3-4 hours before serving. Chicken salad will keep in your fridge for up to 4 days.
- Serve on a bed of lettuce or as a sandwich on whole grain bread or stuffed into a whole wheat pita.
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