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Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 8/13/14Updated: 1/20/22

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Apple Pecan Chicken Salad is a great combo of flavors, textures and colors! It is a perfect main dish salad or a side salad without the chicken.

This is a copycat recipe from a favorite restaurant in Utah. I also have a copycat version of the Cubby’s Tri Tip Steak Salad!

Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

Last week I shared with you one of my favorite salads I get at a Provo, Utah restaurant I visit on my frequent trips there to see my kids.  I fixed it for dinner several times in the last few weeks.  The last time I served it my daughter, Tessa, who is home for a little bit this summer informed me that although she liked the Tri Tip Steak Salad her favorite Cubby’s salad was their apple pecan chicken salad.

So of course I had to oblige and figure out a copycat version of her favorite salad. Like the Tri Tip Steak Salad this salad is a great combination of flavors, textures and colors! 

CUbby's Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

How to Make Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

This salad uses a combo of apples, grapes, cheddar cheese, sugared pecans, chicken and a mustard vinaigrette.  I put it all over a nice bed of spring greens and some spinach.

CUbby's Apple Pecan Salad
salad with chicken, apples, and pecans

And then drizzle it with some mustard vinaigrette

I grilled some chicken specifically for the salad.  I just let the chicken sit it some olive oil, salt and lemon juice for an hour or so and then grilled it but it would be perfect with any leftover chicken you might have!

CUbby's Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

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4.60 from 5 votes
apple pecan chicken salad in a bowl

Cubby’s Apple Pecan Chicken Salad

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
A great main dish salad with chicken, apples, pecans, and a mustard vinaigrette.
serves: 2 servings
Prep:15 minutes
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Total:15 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 green apple diced
  • 1 C red grapes cut in half
  • 1/2 C sugared pecans
  • 1/2 C grated Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 C chicken diced
  • spring greens and spinach

Mustard Vinaigrette

  • 1/2 C white vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 C olive oil
  • 1/2 C vegetable oil
  • dash of red pepper flakes

Instructions

Mustard Vinaigrette

  • In a small bowl combine all ingredients. Stir until combined
  • Chill until ready to serve.
  • Assemble salad and top with vinaigrette

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 1605kcal (80%) Carbohydrates: 49g (16%) Protein: 30g (60%) Fat: 146g (225%) Saturated Fat: 64g (400%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g Monounsaturated Fat: 61g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 114mg (38%) Sodium: 2171mg (94%) Potassium: 509mg (15%) Fiber: 4g (17%) Sugar: 40g (44%) Vitamin A: 544IU (11%) Vitamin C: 9mg (11%) Calcium: 263mg (26%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Salad
Cuisine:American
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  1. Dawnne says

    Posted on 2/19 at 4:31 pm

    I love all of your posts. They are great for switching up our dinner rotation.

    Reply
  2. Kelly says

    Posted on 8/19 at 9:59 pm

    Pinning this to try! I love the idea of a mustard vinaigrette over this. There is a chain restaurant in the South called O’Charley’s that has a fried chicken salad I used to order as a teen with a honey mustard dressing. Probably about 1200 calories! This sounds like the healthier, grown up (but still tasty) version of that. Thanks!

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    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 8/19 at 10:12 pm

      We have been loving this vinaigrette and putting it on everything!

      Reply
  3. Susan says

    Posted on 8/13 at 3:10 pm

    This looks delicious.

    Reply
  4. Trisha @ Home Sweet Homemade says

    Posted on 8/13 at 9:19 am

    I love re-creating foods from restaurants! This looks so delicious!

    I love the cheddar cheese… I usually see this type of salad with crumbled blue cheese but cheddar looks like such a nice change!

    I can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 8/15 at 9:44 pm

      The cheddar is a nice change and I’m not a big blue cheese fan either.

      Reply
  5. tiffany says

    Posted on 8/13 at 5:40 am

    Looks great. I love a salad with a homemade vinaigrette dressing and sugared pecans are pretty good, too! 😉

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 8/15 at 9:44 pm

      Thanks Tiffany – it’s a yummy salad!

      Reply

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