Curried Chicken Salad (Cooking Light)

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Curried Chicken Salad (LISTED AS ONE OF THE GOOD POST-WORKOUT MEALS)


This spicy-sweet chicken salad is loaded with fruit. Eat it with whole-grain crackers or a toasted baguette to increase your carbohydrates. If you don't have time to cook the chicken, pick up a rotisserie chicken at the supermarket.


1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast (about 8 ounces)
1/2 cup halved seedless red grapes
1/2 cup diced peeled apple
2 tablespoons diced pineapple
1 tablespoon dried currants
3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon sliced almonds, toasted

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients (through pepper), stirring with a whisk. Pour mayonnaise mixture over chicken mixture; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with almonds. Cover and chill.


Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 1/4 cups)

CALORIES 303 (21% from fat); FAT 7.2g (sat 1.3g,mono 2.3g,poly 1.3g); IRON 1.7mg; CHOLESTEROL 89mg; CALCIUM 37mg; CARBOHYDRATE 25.7g; SODIUM 435mg; PROTEIN 33.8g; FIBER 1.9g

Cooking Light, JULY 2004

TamTastic

Curried Chicken Salad (LISTED AS ONE OF THE GOOD POST-WORKOUT MEALS)


This spicy-sweet chicken salad is loaded with fruit. Eat it with whole-grain crackers or a toasted baguette to increase your carbohydrates. If you don't have time to cook the chicken, pick up a rotisserie chicken at the supermarket.


1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast (about 8 ounces)
1/2 cup halved seedless red grapes
1/2 cup diced peeled apple
2 tablespoons diced pineapple
1 tablespoon dried currants
3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon sliced almonds, toasted

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients (through pepper), stirring with a whisk. Pour mayonnaise mixture over chicken mixture; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with almonds. Cover and chill.


Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 1/4 cups)

CALORIES 303 (21% from fat); FAT 7.2g (sat 1.3g,mono 2.3g,poly 1.3g); IRON 1.7mg; CHOLESTEROL 89mg; CALCIUM 37mg; CARBOHYDRATE 25.7g; SODIUM 435mg; PROTEIN 33.8g; FIBER 1.9g

Cooking Light, JULY 2004