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'9Os Style Chicken Salad

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Courses: Salads
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

2   Chicken Breasts halved - skinless, boneless
4   Chicken thighs - skinless, boneless
3 cups 711mlChicken broth
5 teaspoons 25mlCurry powder - divided
1   Mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozUnsalted cashew halves
1/2 cup 15g / 0.5ozpitted dates
2 teaspoons 10mlRed pepper - diced
1 cup 237mlMandarin orange yogurt
1/2 cup 118mlReduced-calorie mayonnaise
1/4 cup 23g / 0.8ozFlaked coconut
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozChutney - finely chopped
  Lettuce cups

Recipe Instructions

In deep saucepan, place chicken.

Add broth and 4 teaspoons of the curry powder. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until chicken is fork tender. Remove from heat and allow chicken to cool in broth. When cool, separate meat from bones. Discard bones and broth. Cut chicken in bite-size pieces. In large bowl, place chicken, oranges, cashew halves, dates and red pepper; set aside.

In a small bowl, make dressing by mixing together yogurt, mayonnaise, coconut, chutney and the remaining teaspoon of curry powder; blend well. Fold yogurt dressing into chicken- orange mixture. Arrange lettuce cups on large platter. Fill with salad; garnish with flaked coconut and chopped cashews.

Plain orange or lemon yogurt may be substituted.

Source:
Bill Wight

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