Copycat Trisha Yearwood's Chicken Salad With Fruit Recipe

ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon salt
5 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cooled
3 cups cooked rice, cooled
1 1/2 cup green grapes, halved
1 can (13 ounce size) pineapple bits in juice, drained
1 can (15 ounce size) mandarin orange sections, drained
1 cup slivered almonds
ground black pepper, to taste

directions

In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, oil, orange juice and salt. Set aside.

Dice chicken breasts, then add to mayonnaise mixture. Add rice, grapes, pineapple, orange sections and almonds. Gently mix until all ingredients are coated with dressing. Season with pepper.

Cover and refrigerate until chilled (overnight is best).

Recipe Source: Trisha Yearwood's "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen," Clarkson Potter, (2008)

nutrition data

379 calories, 25 grams fat, 26 grams carbohydrates, 16 grams protein per serving.

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