Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

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If you're looking for a light salad that still has all of the warm and hearty flavors of fall, you have come to the right place! This is easily filling enough for lunch but also can serve as a lighter dinner option.

As much as I loved the chicken, apples and pecans in this dish, it's the perfect mix of flavors within the marinade/dressing that really makes this dish come to life. Sweet and slightly acidic, it balances out the sweetness of the apples and transforms what could be boring pan-seared chicken into something simply amazing.

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Apple Pecan Chicken Salad #AppleWeek

A light green salad topped with sauteed chicken, apples and pecans.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Chicken, Salad

Keyword: apples, chicken, fall foods, pecans, salad

Servings: 4

Calories:

Author: NicholeL

Ingredients

For the Marinade/Dressing:

• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Apple Pie spice
• ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
• salt and pepper to taste

For the Salad:

• 4 chicken cutlets trimmed of fat
• 2 large apples sliced into ¼ inch slices
• 1 cup pecans
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• 8 cups spring mix
• optional: craisins

Instructions

• Whisk together all of the ingredients for the dressing/marinade. Remove 4 tablespoon to a separate large bowl.
• Place the chicken in the bowl with the separated marinade/dressing and toss to coat. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Add chicken broth to a large skillet over medium high heat. Once hot, add the coated chicken, apples and pecans. Cook chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Stir apples and pecans as needed.
• Once chicken is fulled cooked, remove from the pan and let cool until it can be sliced.
• Divide spring mix into 4 bowls. Top with sliced chicken and apple and pecan mixture. Drizzle additional dressing over salad as needed. (Top with optional craisins)

Notes

Apple Pie Spice can be made by combining 4 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 ½ teaspoon cardamom, 1 teaspoon ground ginger and ½ teaspoon allspice. Mixture can be stored in the pantry for 6 months to 1 year.

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Swiss Diamond graciously sent me their XD 5 Qt Nonstick Square Casserole dish as part of the #Appleweek event. Cooking in this dish is a breeze! I was a little concerned that the sugar content in the marinade on the chicken would make it stick to the pan, but when they say it's a non-stick dish, it 100% is. The chicken easily slid around the dish, allowing me to make sure it cooked through perfectly. And unlike some other dishes that call themselves non-stick this was even easier to wash. A drop of dish soap and some water and the sticky marinade left in the pan wiped out with barely a swipe of the sponge.

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