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February Pinterest Challenge- Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad Sliders

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February Pinterest Challenge-Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad Sliders

Welcome to the February Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! This month, I chose to make Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad Sliders. I’m loving the Pinterest Challenge. It’s hard to choose just one pin though, because I have 4 or 5 saved that I would love to try. After some deliberation, I decided to make Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad Sliders.
Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad Slidersd
My pinspiration was my most-saved pin; Cranberry Chicken Walnut Salad. You can access the complete recipe here. I saved the pin after I ordered a chicken salad plate at a restaurant downtown. Month after month the pin that wasn’t really mine was saved by hungry individuals. So now I’m making my own chicken salad pin. Yeah!

Ingredients:

   
 
  • 2 cooked chicken breasts
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup pecans (pecans overrule walnuts down here in the south)
  • 1 tablespoon parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon dill
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • lemon juice was not needed, because I didn’t use the apples from the original recipe

Instructions:

I cooked my chicken in the crock pot for 4 hours on high. You don’t have to add anything to it. I put extra chicken in there for dinner as well. Be sure to use a crock pot liner- it makes clean-up a lot easier later. See how the chicken makes its own juice?
chicken in the crock pot
Add the pecans and cranberries, then stir.
Add the spices.
Add the sour cream and mayonnaise, then stir.  
Add the sour cream and mayonnaise
I used Hawaiian rolls for my slider buns. The sweetness of the buns matched the sweetness of the Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad.
Cut the sliders 3/4 of the way, then add the chicken salad. This will keep your slider from falling apart while you’re eating it.
Cut the sliders 3/4 of the way, then add the chicken salad.
Well, you’re done. This recipe tastes great, and is quick and easy to make. I eliminated a few things in the original recipe. I don’t like celery, so I doubled the amount of cranberries instead. I didn’t have any apples, but they would make an excellent addition to this recipe. I pictured the lemon juice with the ingredients, then realized it was probably used to keep the apples from turning brown. It tasted so good in its natural state, I didn’t add sugar or salt either. Be sure to pin this recipe. I’ll be counting my REAL chicken salad pins.
These sliders sure look great on this little Oscar and Edgar Gutherz plate. These sliders sure look great on this little Oscar and Edgar Gutherz plate.

Have a great week!

Kristie

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Comments

  3. Mother of 3 says

    We make a very similar chicken salad (and when I have the apples they are amazing in it!); I’ve also tried it with halved grapes (again when I was out of apples) and like the added fruity taste. I just love the crunch of the pecans with the tartness of the craisins. Pinned.

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  6. Beverly says

    This sounds like a delicious combination of flavors. I’m sure it’s delicious on the rolls, but I bet it’s great served with crackers, too. I’ve pinned your salad. Hopefully, you’ll start seeing your salad pin show up on Pinterest instead of the one you pinned originally!

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  9. Gail says

    This is one of my favorite chicken salad recipes. I usually buy it already made and to have a homemade recipe available is simply divine! Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures says

    This sounds wonderful and I have all the ingredients! You’re right about pecans. They rule in the South! 😉 I love all the suggestions for adding different fruits in the comments. ‘Lots of tasty options. Thank you for the recipe. pinning -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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  16. Alayna says

    Chicken salad is one of my favorites – and was already on the menu for this week. Since we recently purchased a giant bag of dried cranberries from Cosco this variation is going to be a great one to try!

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  18. Leslie Susan Clingan says

    Girl, I make a very similar chicken salad recipe but haven’t tried adding the spices your recipe calls for. Will try them next time. And Hawaiian rolls are perfect. To think we were eating ours on bread. Not any more!!

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  19. Alice v says

    Before I changed my diet this was the one thing I would always order from Arby’s. Your recipe looks really good. thanks for linking this post up with us at #OMHHWW!

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  20. Habiba says

    That sweat and savoury combination sound really mouth watering. As it is about lunchtime now, I wouldn’t mind trying one right now 😉

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