Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our delectable Pecan Chicken Salad, a dish that tantalizes the taste buds with its harmonious blend of textures and flavors. This culinary masterpiece combines succulent chicken, crunchy pecans, crisp celery, refreshing grapes, and a creamy mayonnaise-based dressing, resulting in a delightful experience with every bite.
Our curated collection of Pecan Chicken Salad recipes offers a diverse range of culinary interpretations, catering to various dietary preferences and taste profiles. From the classic Southern-style salad, bursting with bold flavors, to lighter and healthier variations featuring Greek yogurt or avocado, there's a perfect recipe for every palate.
Whether you're seeking a quick and easy lunch option, an elegant dish for a special occasion, or a versatile recipe for meal prep, our Pecan Chicken Salad recipes have got you covered. With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, these recipes empower you to recreate this delightful dish in the comfort of your own kitchen.
So, embark on a culinary journey and discover the irresistible charm of Pecan Chicken Salad. With its delightful combination of flavors and textures, this salad promises to become a staple in your recipe repertoire, leaving you craving for more with every bite.
PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
This chicken salad comes together fast using rotisserie chicken breasts. The herbs, along with the pecans, help to make this chicken salad flavorful. Serve on top of toasted croissants, or butter lettuce.
Provided by thedailygourmet
Categories Salad
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, vinegar, garlic powder, thyme, and maple pepper together in a bowl until well combined. Add chicken, celery, pecans, and red onion; stir well to incorporate.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.4 calories, Carbohydrate 4.6 g, Cholesterol 70.7 mg, Fat 40.3 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 20.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 236 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
PAULA DEEN'S PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
Make and share this Paula Deen's Pecan Chicken Salad recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mailbelle
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise and sour cream.
- Stir in chicken, grapes, and pecans.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
CRANBERRY PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
This is a combination of a couple of chicken salad recipes we have enjoyed, also - had leftover chicken from a rotsserie chicken we had for dinner this evening and with the heat wave we're still experiencing here in Southeast GA, this recipe works well for a cool lunch on a hot day.
Provided by stephanierndos
Categories Chicken
Time 10m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cut up cooked chicken into bite size cubes - should be enough to fill 3 cups & place in large bowl. Add dry seasonings, celery, dried cranberries, and pecans - toss with hands so as not to break up chicken cubes.
- In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, sour cream, and lemon juice with small wire whisk & add to chicken mixture - gently toss all ingredients together and chill until ready to serve.
FRESH PEACH AND PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
This salad takes advantage of juicy ripe peaches and combines them with toasted pecans and celery for an awesome crunch factor. Feel free to serve on a toasted croissant or on Boston lettuce. For faster prep, use chilled, chopped rotisserie chicken. Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Provided by thedailygourmet
Categories Salad
Time 25m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, honey, poppy seeds, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk until well combined. Add chicken, pecans, peach, and celery; mix until everything is well coated.
- Serve immediately on lettuce leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Cholesterol 61 mg, Fat 26.1 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 19.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 264.4 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
CHICKEN PECAN SALAD
In our house, this light and tasty salad is a real summer favorite! I usually serve it with sliced tomatoes and bread and butter. It can also be used to make wonderful chicken salad sandwiches - perfect in hot weather.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine chicken and celery. In another bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice and salt. Pour dressing over chicken; toss well to coat. Refrigerate. Just before serving, toss with bacon and pecans. Serve on lettuce with tomato garnish.
Nutrition Facts :
CHICKEN, PECAN & CHERRY SALAD
Already cooked chicken strips make this a super easy meal when I'm trying to get dinner on the table in a hurry. Grabbing a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store is another road to take when time is short and hungry family members surround the table! -Kellie Mulleavy, Lambertville, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 10m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the first six vinaigrette ingredients; gradually whisk in oil until blended. Pour over salad; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Fat 32g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 59mg cholesterol, Sodium 1104mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 23g protein.
TGIFRIDAY'S PECAN-CRUSTED CHICKEN SALAD
Don't let the lengthy directions fool you; this salad is not difficult to prepare. Pecan-crusted chicken, served sliced and chilled on salad greens, tossed with Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing, topped with mandarin oranges, sweet-glazed pecans, celery, dried cranberries, and Bleu cheese. Time does not include chill time. I borrowed a friend's cookbook entitled Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 2 and wanted to put this recipe here so that I wouldn't lose it.
Provided by Crafty Lady 13
Categories Chicken
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Make the pecan-crusted chicken first since it is served cold.
- Pound each chicken fillet to about 1/2-inch thick. You can do this easily by covering each chicken breast in plastic wrap, and pounding with a kitchen mallet.
- Combine 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, corn flake crumbs, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl.
- Combine milk with beaten eggs in another shallow bowl.
- Dump the flour into another shallow bowl.
- Bread each chicken breast by coating each with flour.
- Dip the flour-dusted chicken into the egg mixture.
- Coat the chicken with a thick coating of the pecans and corn flake crumbs.
- Preheat 1/2 cup canola oil in a large skillet over medium/low heat.
- When the oil is hot, saute the chicken fillets for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
- Cool chicken on a rack or paper-towels.
- When you can handle the chicken, cover it and refrigerate it for at least two hours.
- As the chicken chills, you can make the balsamic vinaigrette by combining 1 cup canola oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp salt in a blender.
- Blend on low speed for just a few seconds, or until the dressing begins to thicken. Don't blend too long or your vinaigrette will get too thick, like mayonnaise.
- Pour vinaigrette into a small bowl and mix in minced garlic.
- Chill this until you're ready to use it.
- When you're ready to build your salad, toss lettuce and celery with about 3/4 cup of the balsamic vinaigrette.
- Arrange the lettuce on four plates, then sprinkle the cranberries over the lettuce (about 1/4 cup per serving).
- Combine the 3 tablespoons of brown sugar with 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans.
- Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the mixture on each salad.
- Sprinkle about 1/2 can of drained mandarin orange segments over each salad, followed by about 2 tablespoons of crumbled bleu cheese.
- Slice each chicken fillet into thin strips. Arrange one sliced chicken fillet on top of each salad and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1671.6, Fat 125.2, SaturatedFat 14.5, Cholesterol 189.7, Sodium 4059.6, Carbohydrate 95, Fiber 19.1, Sugar 40.9, Protein 54.1
CHICKEN PECAN SALAD
The combination of sweet and spicy pecans and sweet berries in this chicken salad makes it a taste sensation! I have given tins of the pecans alone as gifts at Christmas time; they are delicious. The berries listed are suggestions; substitute whatever kinds you fancy, in whatever quantities! Makes a beautiful summer dinner.
Provided by JRW8
Categories Salad
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a bowl, mix the hot red pepper sauce, margarine, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and salt. Mix pecans into the bowl, tossing to coat evenly. Spread pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring often and watching carefully, until lightly browned. Remove from heat, and set aside.
- Rub chicken with the olive oil, place on a baking sheet, and sprinkle with Greek seasoning. Bake 20 minutes or until juices run clear. Slice into strips.
- In a salad bowl, toss together romaine lettuce, chicken strips, cherry tomato halves, strawberries, grapes, raspberries, and blueberries. Sprinkle with pecans, and drizzle with dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 983.5 calories, Carbohydrate 39.9 g, Cholesterol 68.4 mg, Fat 80.4 g, Fiber 10.2 g, Protein 35.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 681.3 mg, Sugar 26.2 g
RASPBERRY PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
I gave this sweet-savory chicken salad a little zip with Chinese five-spice powder, which tastes a bit like pumpkin pie spice. Sprinkle some on roasted carrots for an awesome meal. -Lisa Renshaw, Kansas City, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 6 sandwiches.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix yogurt, mayonnaise and five-spice powder. Stir in chicken, green onions, celery and pecans. Gently stir in raspberries. Serve on bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 463 calories, Fat 24g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 65mg cholesterol, Sodium 371mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 29g protein.
PINEAPPLE PECAN CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE - (4.2/5)
Provided by á-18433
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine Chicken, Celery, green onions, green pepper, salt, black pepper and mayonnaise in a bowl; mix well. Stir in pecans, pineapple and lemon juice. Chill for about 30 minutes before serving.
HONEY PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
Easy. Use low fat mayo for low fat salad. Add anything that takes your fancy - grapes, chiles, peppers etc. Prep time does not include cooking the chicken. Buy the cooked BBQ chicken from the store if you don't want to cook.
Provided by Jangomango
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients together.
PECAN CRUSTED CHICKEN SALAD
Juicy, warm chicken breasts baked in a crunchy pecan and garlic flavored coating sit on a bed of crisp romaine lettuce. Dried cranberries and mandarin oranges add a sweetness that is balanced by the tanginess of crumbled blue cheese. Ranch dressing ties the dish together to make a wonderfully light, filling salad.
Provided by LIANAD
Categories Salad
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place the creamy garlic dressing and pecans in separate bowls. Dip each chicken breast in the dressing then in the pecans to coat. Arrange chicken on a baking sheet.
- Bake chicken 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until juices run clear. Cool slightly, and cut into strips.
- On serving plates, arrange equal amounts of the lettuce, mandarin oranges, cranberries, and blue cheese. Top with equal amounts chicken, and serve with Ranch dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 955.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47.9 g, Cholesterol 96.6 mg, Fat 70.2 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 35.4 g, SaturatedFat 14.3 g, Sodium 1473.1 mg, Sugar 40.3 g
PECAN-PINEAPPLE CHICKEN SALAD
This is a delicious summer salad. Every time I have taken this to a party I never have any leftover's. It's a lovely yummy salad recipe that's easy to mak and everyone wants you to shart. Enjoy. I believe I got this from a recipe club. Remember nuts, chicken, vegie's all heart smart and very good for you, I like that bonus! :)
Provided by Deborah Haviland
Categories Chicken Salads
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Combine chicken,celery,green onion,green pepper,salt,black pepper,and mayonnaise (real or miracle whip) in a bowl, mix well. Stir in pecans,pineapple, and lemon juice.
- 2. Chill for about 30 minutes before serving.
COPYCAT WENDY'S CHICKEN/PECAN SALAD
I don't know if Wendy's still serve this, but the spring of 2010 I got hooked on them, and with them costing almost $5 each I thought I'd better start making my own. As a matter of fact I ate them as my evening meal almost daily and lost alot of weight. I buy a pomegrannette/blueberry vinegarette dressing to use on it. ...
Provided by gaynel mohler
Categories Other Salads
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Layer items in your salad bowl in order given,
- 2. Heat chicken before adding to salad
- 3. add pomegranete vinegarette dressing, toss and enjoy
GRANDMA LAMBERT'S DELUXE HONEY PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
I had this chicken salad at a lunch with a friends' grandmother. When I make this, it takes me back to that summer day on the lake, listening to her delightful life stories.
Provided by Linda Buyeske
Categories Chicken Salads
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Combine chicken,grapes,and pecans into large bowl. Set aside.
- 2. Stir mayonaise, sour cream, honey, poppy seeds, and pepper.
- 3. Add above to chicken mixture. Toss. Enjoy!
HONEY PECAN CHICKEN SALAD, POPEYE'S
Every time I took a bus trip to Longaberger (I was a consultant), everyone knew I was headed to Popeye's in Dresden for this chicken salad on a croissant, onion rings, and a peanut butter shake. They knew to expect pointing when asking directions, cause I was sure to have a mouth full! Dave Longaberger grew up in Dresden, and his...
Provided by Megan Stewart
Categories Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Combine the mayonnaise, relish, onion, honey, sugar, salt and white pepper in a bowl and mix well. Stir in the celery and pecans. Fold in the chicken. Adjust the seasonings to taste. Chill, covered, in the refrigerator. Serve on crusty French bread rolls with potato chips and carrot sticks, or on a bed of salad greens, garnished with a bunch of red grapes.
JUNE'S TAKE ON WENDY'S APPLE PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
A friend introduced me to the Chicken Apple Pecan Salad served at Wendy's Restaurant Chain. I loved it and decided to try to duplicate it at home. This is what I came up with. I think its delicious and comes very close to the Wendy's version, but at a much lower price!
Provided by June Campbell
Categories Chicken Salads
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. To toast pecans the easy way, heat stove top in a nonstick frying pan. Shake pan frequently to avoid burning. Remove from heat when nuts are lightly browned.
- 2. Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl.
- 3. Combine vinaigrette ingredients in a separate bowl. Mix well.
- 4. Add vinaigrette to salad.Toss and serve.
STRAWBERRY & CANDIED PECAN SALAD WITH CHICKEN
The spice on the pecans is pumpkin pie flavored, and we love to snack on them by themselves, too! :) The Cardini's Greek dressing compliments & finishes this salad perfectly...well worth hunting it down. It's a great dressing generally, too, so you will be happy to have it around! We love adding it to sandwiches and salmon...
Provided by C C
Categories Salads
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Beat egg white & vanilla extract till foamy. Stir in cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt & sugar. Mix well, then add pecans & coat. Spread on baking sheet, & bake 15 minutes, stir with fork, then bake about 15 minutes more. Remove from pan and cool.
- 2. Toss all the salad ingredients together, and allow each person to drizzle on their dressing. Enjoy!
ORANGE PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
This salad is so easy to put together and makes a wonderful salad to bring to a church supper or get-together.-Barbara Bird, Scottsmoor, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 25m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken, pecans and celery. Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, salt and pepper; pour over salad and toss to coat. Fold in orange sections. Serve on individual lettuce-lined plates with assorted crackers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 496 calories, Fat 35g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 92mg cholesterol, Sodium 277mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 31g protein.
CRANBERRY PECAN CHICKEN SALAD
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 35 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Set aside to cool. Once chicken is cool enough, remove skin and cut meat off bone. Shred chicken breasts or diced. Mix greek yogurt, mayo, apple cider vinegar and rosemary. In large bowl, combine, shredded chicken (about 2 cups), pecans, shallots, green apple, and cranberries. Toss with dressing until well combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill at least one hour
Tips:
- For a richer flavor, toast the pecans before adding them to the salad.
- If you don't have celery on hand, you can substitute another crunchy vegetable, such as diced cucumbers or jicama.
- To make a lighter version of the salad, use Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise.
- For a sweeter salad, add some dried cranberries or chopped grapes.
- If you're short on time, you can use a pre-cooked chicken breast from the grocery store.
Conclusion:
Pecan chicken salad is a versatile and delicious dish that can be enjoyed for lunch, dinner, or even as a snack. It's easy to make and can be tailored to your own personal preferences. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give pecan chicken salad a try!
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