Rice Salad with Chicken and Fruit
Created by CookerKatia on June 30, 2013
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 6m
- Recipe #9954
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts (cooked and finely cubed)
- 3 cups rice (cooked white or brown)
- 1 rib celery, finely chopped
- 2 cups grapes (red grapes)
- 2 cups fresh pineapple, cubed
- 2 cups mandarin oranges, (canned mandarin oranges, drained)
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Salt, to taste
- DRESSING
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (don't use the lower fat)
- 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable or other cooking oil)
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate (from a can)
How to Make
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Step 1: Toast the almonds in a small nonstick pan with 1/4 cup sugar until the sugar dissolves and coats the almonds. Let cool.
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Step 2: Combine the chicken, rice, celery, grapes, pineapple, oranges and almonds together in a large bowl.
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Step 3: In a small bowl mix the salad dressing ingredients together.
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Step 4: Mix the salad dressing with the salad and toss well.
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Step 5: Add salt to taste.
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Step 6: Chill or serve immediately.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (293 g)
- Calories 424.2
- Total Fat - 18.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.9 g
- Cholesterol - 56.6 mg
- Sodium - 769.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 42.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 14.3 g
- Protein - 22.4 g
- Calcium - 81.8 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 12.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg