Lean Chicken Salad

== Description ==
This lean chicken salad recipe is perfect for eating alone on a bed of lettuce or on toasted whole wheat bread. Chicken salad will spice up any dinner plate. This recipe even has a sweet taste with the addition of raisins.
* Contributed by Healthy Recipes For Diabetic Friends Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast meat, cubed
* ½ cup sweet pickle relish
* ¼ cup red onion, finely minced
* 1 cup fat-free mayonnaise
* ¼ cup celery, finely minced
* ¼ cup red bell pepper, diced
* ¼ cup cherry tomatoes, diced
* 2 tsp salt
* 2 tsp black pepper
* 2 tsp garlic powder
* 1 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
* ½ cup raisins
== Directions ==
# Preheat the oven to 350°F.
# Grease a casserole dish with cooking spray or olive oil.
# You can buy pre-cubed chicken or buy whole chicken breasts and cut them up yourself.
# If you cut the kitchen up this way, you will be available to cut the chicken to your liking.
# In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the cubed chicken, the mayonnaise, and the fresh squeezed lemon juice.
# Lemon juice out of a bottle may be substituted, if you prefer.
# Stir the chicken salad.
# Now add the sweet pickle relish, red onion, and celery.
# More mayonnaise may be used if mixture becomes too dry.
# Continue stirring.
# Add the red bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, and the raisins.
# Lastly add the salt, black pepper, and garlic powder to the chicken salad.
# Cream this mixture together well and spoon it into the casserole dish.
# Spread the chicken salad around evenly.
# Bake the chicken salad on 350°F for 12 – 15 minutes or less depending on the size of your oven.
# Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool.
# Place the chicken salad into a serving dish with a lid.
# Chill the chicken salad before serving.
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Category:Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends
Category:Salad Recipes
Category:Chicken breast Recipes
Category:Relish Recipes
Category:Red onion Recipes
Category:Mayonnaise Recipes
Category:Celery Recipes
Category:Red bell pepper Recipes
Category:Cherry tomato Recipes
Category:Lemon juice Recipes
Category:Raisin Recipes