Chicken Waldorf Salad

Colorful entree salad that makes great use of leftover chicken. Substitute your favorite variety of apple for a flavor change.

52% calorie reduction from traditional recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cubed or shredded cooked chicken breast*
• 2 cups chopped cored Red Delicious apples
• 1 cup sliced celery
• 2/3 cup halved seedless grapes
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
• 3 to 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
• 1/3 cup Equal Spoonful**
• 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 Equal sweetener

Instructions

1. Combine chicken, apples, celery, grapes and 1/4 cup pecans in bowl.
2. Blend mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, mustard and Equal; stir into chicken mixture.
3. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Spoon salad onto lettuce-lined plates: sprinkle with additional chopped pecans, if desired.

Nutrition information per serving: 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

Reprinted with permission from Equal Sweetener.