Cranberry Chicken Pecan Salad

5 from 1 vote

Creamy cranberry chicken salad with pecans, green onions, and a little ground pepper to make the flavors pop, Ready in under 30 minutes!

Prep Time15

Cook Time0

Total Time15

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 309kcal

In a small bowl, combine hot water and cranberries to soak for 5-10 minutes, then drain well.
Soften the cream cheese using the microwave or hot water (if it's unopened). Combine the chopped chicken, sour cream, and cream cheese and mix well.
Add in the softened cranberries, green onions, pepper, salt, and chopped pecans.
Assemble the sandwiches: slice croissants lengthwise and scoop chicken salad onto the bottom half of each croissant.
Top with a piece of lettuce and the top half of the croissant.
Serve sliced in half (serves 12) or whole (serves 6). Enjoy!

4 cups of chopped rotisserie chicken equals about 3 (12.5 oz) cans of chicken drained.

Tips:

- Pre-soak your cranberries in hot water or juice so that they're nice and soft in the chicken salad.

- Make sure your cream cheese is softened! It makes it so much easier to mix into the chicken.

- You may need to add a little water or milk to your chicken salad depending on if you use rotisserie chicken, shredded pre cooked chicken, or canned chicken. Rotisserie chicken tends to be a little more dry and might need a little more help.