Curry Chicken Salad with Cashews
This curry chicken salad with cashews has a great spice flavor and is delicious served warm or cold. It's a great way to use rotisserie leftover chicken!
Servings 6
Calories 259kcal
Ingredients
- 4 - 5 cups cooked and shredded chicken anything in this range is fine (see note)
- ⅔ cup light mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar or white
- ½ teaspoon curry powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper or to taste
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 2 Tablespoons diced onion
- ⅔ cup lightly-salted cashew pieces
Instructions
- Shred cooked chicken and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, curry powder, salt, and pepper. Stir in chicken, celery, onion, and cashews until chicken is fully coated by mayonnaise mixture and all ingredients are well mixed. Refrigerate if not serving right away.
Notes
Chicken: Somewhere between four to five cups of cooked, shredded chicken is approximately the yield from one rotisserie chicken or 1.5 to 2 lbs of chicken breasts.
Salt: Go easy on adding salt at first if you're using a rotisserie chicken and including the seasoned skin.
Serving: This chicken salad can be eaten warm or cool from the refrigerator.
Nutrition: Nutritional info is estimated for this recipe to yield six servings of chicken salad. It does not include what you might serve it with (on a salad, on a bun or roll, etc.)
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.6g | Protein: 25.5g | Fat: 14.6g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 500mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 1.5g | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1.6mg
Nutritional information is provided as an estimate. As it can vary due to many factors (brands used, quantities, etc.), we cannot guarantee its accuracy.