8 summer light chicken salad Recipes

green bell pepper, chopped, yellow bell pepper, chopped, chopped celery, chopped red onions or 1/2 cup vidalia onion, shredded cheddar cheese, hard-cooked eggs , coarsly chopped, frozen baby peas, slightly thawed, water chestnut, chopped (optional), bacon , fried crisp and crumbled (optional), light chunk tuna in water, well drained and flaked into bite sized pieces (can use cooked chicken or ham also), tri-color spiral pasta, cooked 10 to 12 minutes, drain off and rinse in cold water, drain off again & add to bowl, salad dressing (not mayonnaise), caesar salad dressing , and dip (comes in a jar, and is quite thick), milk (try 3 tbsp. first, if still too thick, add 1 additional tbsp.)

boneless chicken breast halves - cooked, cooled and cubed, mandarin oranges, drained, pineapple chunks, drained and cut in half, chopped pecans, light mayonnaise, dried dill weed, white sugar

smoked chicken breast, finely diced, a tart apple , such as granny smith, finely diced, diced sweet onion , such as walla walla sweet, lime juice, chopped garlic chives (optional), few tsp. light mayonnaise (more or less depending on how mayonaisey you like your chicken salad), dried cranberries or 1/4 cup cherries, salt and pepper

cooked chicken (poached, grilled , rotisserie, doesn tsp matter, just cooked), pasta (macaroni, rigatoni, use your favorite, just not spaghett), green seedless grape, washed and cut in half, red seedless grapes, washed and cut in half, seasoned salt, onion powder, garlic powder, mayonnaise (i use hellman s light ), cashew halves, and pieces (i buy planter s salted), milk (optional, also may want to add more depending on how long the salad has been in the refrigerator)

cooked rice (drained ), mayonnaise (can use light ) or 2 cups salad dressing (can use light), celery, onion, prepared mustard, salt, hardboiled egg, chopped, radishes, cucumber, chicken or 1 1/2 cups pork

kraft italian pasta salad mix, lipton recipe secrets savory herb with garlic soup mix, cream cheese with pineapple, miracle whip light, grilled chicken breast strips, frozen green beans, almonds