Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
Salads can be simple side dishes or complex main courses. They offer a versatile, customizable, and often healthy meal option, with endless variations in ingredients and styles across different cuisines. This salad is often served as a main course and offers a balance of protein, vegetables, and a zesty flavor profile from the dressing. This chicken salad provides the following nutrients for your bones: calcium, vitamin K, protein, vitamin D, magnesium, and phosphorus. Serve it as a salad on a bed of lettuce, in a pita, wrap, sandwich, etc.
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Equipment
- 1 bowl
- 1 glass jar
- 1 knife
- 1 cutting board
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2.5 cups chicken cubed (roasted breasts or thighs) or use a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken to save time and make this recipe even easier.
- 1/2 cup red onion diced (1/4 large onion)
- 1/2 cup celery diced (about 2 stalks)
- 1/2 cup cranberries dried
Dressing
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2.5 TBSP dijon mustard
- 2 TBSP honey
Instructions
Chicken
- If using a rotisserie chicken, dice the chicken. If roasting breasts or thighs, season with salt and pepper and bake at 450 degrees for about 15-18 minutes until chicken is completely cooked (internal temp of 165 degrees F).
- In a large mixing bowl add the diced cooked chicken, red onion, celery, and cranberries.
Dressing
- In a mason jar (or bowl) shake or whisk together olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, mustard and honey.
Notes
The nutritional information is automatically calculated and can vary based on ingredients and products used.
Nutrition
oxalates: 4mgCalories: 408kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 23gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 386mgPotassium: 337mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 195IUVitamin C: 8mgVitamin D: 6µgVitamin E: 6mgVitamin K: 16µgCalcium: 38mgIron: 2mgMagnesium: 10mgPhosphorus: 24mgSelenium: 4µgZinc: 0.2mg
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