Copykat Subway Orchard Chicken Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked chicken breasts, diced
• 1 red apple, honeycrisp works well
• 1 granny smith apples
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup cherry juice infused craisins
• 1 cup light mayonnaise
• salt, to taste
• 4 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds (optional)
• pepper, to taste
• hoagie roll (optional)
• lettuce leaf (optional)
• tomato, slices (optional)

Recipe

• 1 chop both apples into small cubes and place into a bowl. sprinkle 1 tablespoon of lemon juice over apples, this will help them from turning brown. add chopped chicken, chopped celery, and craisins. mix well. add 1 cup of light mayonnaise, and stir well. depending on how the salad is coated, you may want to add an additional 1/2 cup of light mayonnaise. season with salt and pepper. allow flavors to marry in the refrigerator in a covered container for about an hour before serving.
• 2 after making this recipe a few times, i added some slivers to this salad, and thought the almond slivers added a really nice touch.