90s Style Chicken Salad

Title:
90s Style Chicken Salad

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Salad/dress,
Poultry




Ingredients:





     2    Whole broiler-fryer chicken


          -breasts halved, skinned


     4    Broiler-fryer chicken


          -thighs, skinned


     3 c  Chicken broth


     5 ts 's. curry powder, divided


     1 cn (11 oz's.) mandarin


          -oranges, drained


   1/2 c  Unsalted cashew halves


          -l/2 cup pitted dates,


          -chopped


     2 ts . red pepper, diced


     1 c  Mandarin orange yogurt


   1/2 c  Reduced-calorie mayonnaise


   1/4 c  Flaked coconut


   1/4 c  Chutney, finely chopped


          -Curly lettuce cups






 In deep saucepan, place chicken. Add broth and 4 teaspoons of the


 curry powder. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until chicken is


 fork tender. Remove from heat and allow chicken to cool in broth.


 When cool, separate meat from bones. Discard bones and broth. Cut


 chicken in bite-size pieces. In large bowl, place chicken, oranges,


 cashew halves, dates and red pepper; set aside. In a small bowl, make


 dressing by mixing together yogurt, mayonnaise, coconut, chutney and


 the remaining teaspoon of curry powder; blend well. Fold yogurt


 dressing into chicken- orange mixture. Arrange lettuce cups on large


 platter. Fill with salad; garnish with flaked coconut and chopped


 cashews.


 


 Makes 6 servings.   Plain orange or lemon yogurt may be substituted.


 


 From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska.    Feb 1994


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #246


 


 Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 23:50:46 -0400


 


 From: BobbieB1@aol.com