cranberry pecan chicken salad

Name: Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad
Prep time: 3 h 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4-5 cup(s) cooked, chopped white meat chicken; 3 stalk(s) celery, finely chopped; 1/2 cup(s) dried cranberries; 3/4 cup(s) finely chopped pecans; 1 1/2 cup(s) mayonnaise; 2 teaspoon(s) dried tarragon; - salt and pepper, to taste

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Jenny Powers

Abingdon, VA

Updated on Mar 5, 2025

I love to experiment when I make chicken salad. This recipe is my favorite and is excellent served as a sandwich or an appetizer with crackers. I hope it is your favorite too.

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A bowl of Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

This cranberry pecan chicken salad is not your average chicken salad. Super savory, there are pops of sweetness from the dried cranberries. Pecans add a nutty flavor and celery gives the chicken salad a satisfying crunch. Tarragon is slightly sweet and a wonderful herb to complement the creamy chicken salad. It's a great recipe to have handy because it can be served at an assortment of events like a baby shower or brunch and it makes an easy lunch any day of the week.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 3 Hr 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Blend

yield serving(s)

Ingredients

4-5 cups cooked, chopped white meat chicken
3 stalks celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
- salt and pepper, to taste

How To Make cranberry pecan chicken salad

Test Kitchen Tips

2 large chicken breasts equaled about 4 cups of chopped chicken. We added 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper.

Step 1

Toss together the chicken, celery, dried cranberries, and pecans.

Step 2

Fold in the mayonnaise, tarragon, salt, and pepper. It might look like you have too much mayo, but you don't. The dry ingredients soak up the mayo especially the cranberries when they plump up.
Step 3

Prepare this a couple of hours ahead of time and put in the refrigerator to chill. Check on it after about an hour. You might want to add more mayo.
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