Better Than the Freezer Aisle: Lean Cuisine Copycat Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad Topper - Lunch Version
A mix of fresh broccoli, peppers, and onions accompany tender chicken, tart cranberries, and bits of pecan to create this Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad Topper. Dressed in a tangy homemade raspberry vinaigrette and served atop a bed of spinach, this makes a healthy and flavorful lunch option!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Red Raspberry Preserves
- ⅛ cups Olive Oil
- ⅛ cups Rice Vinegar
- 1 ⅓ cups cook and dice Chicken, Boneless Breasts
- ⅛ cups Cranberries, Dried
- ⅛ cups chop Pecans
- ½ cups dice and cook Broccoli
- ¼ cups dice Bell Pepper, Red
- ⅛ cups dice Onion, Red
- 4 cups Spinach, Baby
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Cooking Instructions
Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- In a bowl whisk together red raspberry preserves, olive oil and rice vinegar to create dressing.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- In a bowl, whisk together red raspberry preserves, olive oil and rice vinegar to create dressing.
- Place spinach on plate.
- Top with chicken, dried cranberries, pecans, broccoli, red pepper and red onion.
- Top salad with dressing and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe
- 2 Servings
- Serving Size
- about 1 cup salad topper & 2 cups spinach Amount Per Serving
- Calories
- 459
- Total Fat
- 23g
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 82mg
- Sodium
- 400mg
- Total Carbohydrates
- 33g
- Fiber
- 5g
- Sugar
- 25g
- Protein
- 30g
- WW Freestyle
- 12
4 Comments
Join the discussionThis is NOT whole30!
Hi, Tara, we apologize for the frustration. For the most part, we don’t tag ingredients that will throw people off for a dietary type BUT there are a few here and there that have been kept if we believe it is possible to locate a sugar-free version of them. It is my belief that this recipe falls into that category. It is possible to locate Whole30 compliant cranberries. You could also make a paleo raspberry jam or opt to not use the jam. If you have more questions, we’d love to chat with you in the bottom right-hand corner of the website!
I’m confused in regards to the sodium…..I looked at every ingredient and there was literally NO sodium….could you explain where your getting this calculation from??
Hi Sarah. Our Dietitian has double-checked the nutrition facts on this recipe and updated accordingly. She has been in the process of updating all of our recipes using professional software that is the gold standard in the industry, so you can rest assured these facts are accurate. Sodium is not always an added ingredient and occurs naturally in many foods. Most of the sodium in this recipe comes from the vinegar, broccoli and spinach. Hope that helps!