College Student's Brilliant Doctored Chicken Fruit Salad

HeatherFeather's Note:

The original version for this yummy fruity chicken salad recipe came from a college student who entered the Pillsbury Bakeoff on a whim, and managed to get picked as one of the 100 contestants. This recipe doctors up ordinary chicken salad. I made his recipe tonight for a light supper, and made quite a few changes, although it is still heavily based on his excellent recipe. For the granola, he used two granola bars (Nature Valley brand) and bashed them with a rolling pin to crush them inside their packages, which is what I did too, although you can also just use any loose granola you happen to prefer.

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6-8

Yield: 3.0 cups

• 1/4 cup canned diced pineapple tidbits, drained
• 1/4 cup canned mandarin orange segments, drained
• 1/4 cup seedless grapes, quartered
• 1/4 cup diced apple (I used red delicious)
• 1/2 cup Miracle Whip or 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar substitute or 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3/4-1 cup granola cereal (he used 2 roasted almond granola bars and crushed them inside the packages)
• 2 cups prepared plain chicken salad, from the deli
• croissant, to serve
• lettuce leaf, to serve

Directions:

1. Combine all the drained fruits together with mayo and brown sugar Splenda in a mixing bowl.
2. Add the prepared deli chicken salad and granola, stirring to combine.
3. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
4. Serve on large croissants with some lettuce.

Reviews

[windywood]

I loved this! I think I might like to add a dash of curry powder and maybe some raisins too. I used chicken salad from the local deli and Miracle Whip because I like the sweetness. Oh and my deli puts in chunks of chicken rather than shredded. thanks for this!