Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad Recipe
Take a break from boring old chicken salad and make this Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad Recipe. The tangy dijon mustard and sweet mandarin oranges take this chicken salad to the next level! With just 5 ingredients this makes a great nutritious lunch or dinner and can be made into a Whole30 compliant recipe.
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Whole30 Paleo Compliant Orange Chicken Salad
It’s always great when you can make a meal that adults and kids love! This Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad will be a hit with with everyone because it is so fun and flavorful.
How To Make Orange Chicken Salad
Step 1: Roast chicken then let cool, chop or shred chicken.
Step 2: Combine chopped chicken, chopped celery, mayo, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir until combine. Add mandarin oranges then gently stir.
Ingredients Needed For Orange Chicken Salad (screenshot for grocery list)
- 2 Lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts (pounded to equal thickness)
- Olive Oil
- 4 Celery Stalks (chopped)
- 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons Stone Ground Dijon Mustard
- Salt/Pepper to taste
- 5 Cutie Mandarin Oranges (peeled & segmented)
Here are a few more chicken salad recipes to try:
Pop Seed Lemon Chicken Salad
Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad
Chicken Salad with Grapes
Taco Chicken Salad
Avocado Chicken Salad
Check out this tutorial for OVEN BAKED CHICKEN BREAST, my preferred method.
You can cook the chicken however you prefer: grilled, pan fried or even use a rotisserie chicken.
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Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 Lbs Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, (pounded to equal thickness)
- Olive Oil
- Salt/pepper
Chicken Salad
- 4 Celery Stalks (chopped)
- 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons Stone Ground Dijon Mustard
- Salt/Pepper to taste
- 5 Cutie Mandarin Oranges (peeled & segmented)
Instructions
Chicken
- Preheat oven to 450ºF
- Coat chicken breasts with olive oil, salt and pepper then transfer to a roasting dish.
- Roast for 25-30 minutes or until 165ºF internal temperature. (time will vary depending on thickness of chicken)
- Let cool then chop or shred chicken.
Chicken Salad
- Combine chopped chicken, chopped celery, mayo, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir until combine.
- Add mandarin oranges then gently stir.
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My goodness I bet this is a fantastic salad! We LOVE cuties and combined in this lovely fresh salad is a brilliant way to enjoy them. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! This is my favorite chicken salad EVER!
This is such a fun twist on a chicken salad! Way to win over that side eye. 😉
Haha! Thanks 🙂
Oooh, I might try this with my leftover turkey!
Great idea!
I happen to have all the ingredients for it. Except I used canned mandarin. Left over chicken without the skin. I’ll find out tomorrow when I have my lunch break.
I made this and added half an envelope of dry ranch dressing and left out the salt. It was that something it was missing.