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chicken salad With celery chunks and mandarin segments in black bowl

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.
4.52 from 33 votes
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Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken, chicken salad, orange chicken, whole30
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 490kcal
Author: Nicole Harris

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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Notes

To make this chicken salad Whole30 compliant, use organic free range chicken, compliant or homemade mayo, compliant mustard.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 389mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g
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