I'm a mom who loves to cook/bake, but also trying to eat healthy and cook nutritiously for my family. This is just a place I can access when we are trying to figure out what to cook for the week. I don't claim perfection on these recipes, but we're trying through experimentation. Any suggestions would be welcome!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Apple Chicken Salad

My kids really like this meal.  I've altered other recipes to create this, but I don't even remember which recipes they were.  It's mostly just throw things in until you think it's enough for your family.  I would guess these amounts serve about 6 adults (but don't be upset if my estimate is off...).

3 medium apples, cored, peeled, and diced (I like fuji, pink lady, or another apple that's more on the tart side)
2 stalks celery, diced
2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts, cooked and diced (I add a little salt and pepper when I cook the chicken)
About 2 C. red seedless grapes cut in half
Juice and zest from 1 lemon
3/4 C. plain greek yogurt or 1 C regular plain yogurt (I use lowfat) strained**
1/4 C. cashews

Add all the ingredients together and mix in a large bowl and refrigerate until chilled.  I wait to add the cashews until right before serving.  Many times we just add the cashews to our own salad.  We serve this cold in pita bread.  I think lettuce would also make a good wrap.

I like this meal because I can prepare it ahead of time and just keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

**You can strain regular yogurt by placing a paper towel inside a colander.  Have the colander rest on top of a large bowl and put the yogurt on top of the paper towel.  Let the yogurt sit in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and the liquid will drip through the colander and into the bowl.  You can let it sit for as long as you like (sometimes I've let it sit for a couple hours).  It will just get a little thicker which is fine.

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