Copycat Wendy's Apple Pecan Chicken Salad
A big dinner-sized salad full of flavor and crunch!! This Copycat Wendy's Apple Pecan Chicken Salad is easy to make at home for one person or a whole family.
Ingredients
- 2 cups romaine lettuce torn
- 2 cups mixed greens
- 100 gms. cooked chicken
- 1/4 cup roasted pecans
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/8 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 chopped green apple
- 1/2 chopped gala apple
Dressing
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 2 Tbsp. pomegranate juice
- 1 tsp. dijon mustard
- 2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Or use Marzetti® Simply Dressed® Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Instructions
- For the dressing mix all the ingredients together in a jar and shake well, set aside. For the salad, on a large dinner plate, layout the romaine and top with the mixed greens.
- Next place the cooked chicken on top followed by the pecans, cranberries, green and gala apple, and then the blue cheese.
- Drizzle with about 1/4 to 1/3 of the dressing. Refrigerate remaining dressing.
Equipment
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 1261kcalCarbohydrates: 107gProtein: 31gFat: 83gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 63gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 781mgFiber: 10gSugar: 91g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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