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Cashew Grape Chicken Salad

This Simple Chicken Salad is an easy and healthy recipe, made with grapes, cashews, and shredded chicken. Or use canned chicken if that's what you have in your pantry! This quick meal is great for lunch or dinner, in a sandwich or on top of lettuce. Plus it's gluten free, paleo, and Whole 30 compliant!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 711kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts, shredded about 4 cups
  • 1.5 cups roasted & salted cashews
  • 2 cups grapes
  • 1.5 cups mayo use compliant mayo if on a Whole30

Optional, for serving

  • 12 cups leafy greens such as baby spinach or kale, roughly 2 cups per person

Instructions

Items Needed:

  • A Measuring Cup
  • One Large Bowl
  • One Medium or Large Cutting Board
  • One Large Knife
  • A Spatula or Wooden Spoon

Directions:

  • Measure out the shredded chicken with the measuring cup and place in large bowl.
  • Measure out the cashews, and using the knife and cutting board, chop them into rough pieces. Once chopped to your liking, place them in the large bowl with the chicken.
  • Next. measure out the grapes, then quarter them using the knife and cutting board again. If your grapes are small, you can halve them instead of quarter them. Once they are all cut, put them into the bowl with the other ingredients.
  • Measure out the mayo with the measuring cup and place it into the large bowl with the chicken, cashews, and grapes. Stir everything together with a spatula or wooden spoon.
  • Serve over a bed of leafy greens (as suggested in the recipe), in a lettuce wrap, or on gluten free bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 711kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 60g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 684mg | Potassium: 717mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1001IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 3mg