Recipe for cooking chicken waldorf salad
Super Salad Recipes :: Low-Fat and Low-Calorie Salads
Chicken Waldorf Salad
52% calorie reduction from traditional recipe
2 C. cubed or shredded cooked chicken breast*
2 C. chopped cored Red Delicious apples
1 C. sliced celery
2/3 C. halved seedless grapes
1/4 C. chopped toasted pecans
1/2 C. fat-free mayonnaise
1/2 C. fat-free sour cream
3 to 4 tsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. Dijon-style mustard
1/3 C. Sugar replacement*
Salt and pepper, to taste
Red leaf lettuce
Chopped pecans (optional)
*Variation: Cubed, lean smoked ham can be substituted for chicken. Pineapple chunks can be substituted for the grapes. Spoon salad into a hollowed-out pineapple half to serve.
**May substitute 8 packets Sugar replacement
Mix together chicken, apples, celery, grapes and 1/4 C. pecans in bowl. Blend mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard and Sugar replacement; stir into chicken mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Spoon salad onto lettuce-lined plates: sprinkle with additional chopped pecans, if desired.
Nutrition information per servings: 260 cal., 23 g pro., 24 g carb., 9 g fat, 57 mg chol., 426 mg sodium
Food exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 1/2 fruit
