By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 1, 2026
Serves 4
394 cal · 15 min
Chicken and Cranberry Salad
Recipe GLPRe216c0af54bf2f
A light and refreshing salad combining tender diced chicken with tart dried cranberries, crunchy sliced almonds, and a tangy vinaigrette dressing, served over a bed of fresh chopped lettuce. Perfect for a healthy lunch or light dinner.
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Ingredients
12 ounces cooked chicken, diced
1/2 cup vinaigrette dressing
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/8 cup sliced almonds
1 head of lettuce, chopped
Directions
Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before beginning to prepare the salad.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the diced cooked chicken, dried cranberries, and sliced almonds.
Pour the vinaigrette dressing over the chicken mixture and toss gently until all ingredients are evenly coated.
Arrange the chopped lettuce as a bed on a serving platter or individual plates.
Top the lettuce with the dressed chicken mixture and serve immediately.
Comments
Every ingredient is standard at any Charlotte grocery chain—rotisserie chicken from the deli makes this genuinely 15 minutes, and at roughly $3.50 per serving it's a solid weeknight lunch. The real limitation is that this is a same-night salad; leftovers get soggy within hours, so you can't meal-prep it. Otherwise it's a no-fuss crowd-pleaser that doesn't demand attention, though the cranberries and almonds push it slightly above the most basic salads in cost and appeal.
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