Cha-Cha Chicken Salad

Submitted by scarley

"southernliving.com"

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 2⁄3 cup orange-flavored dried sweetened cranberries
• 1 cup chopped chopped roasted salted almond

• Garnishes

• fresh herb, blackberries, raspberries, sliced peaches

directions

1. 1. Whisk together cream cheese and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in chicken, pineapple, and cranberries just until blended.
2. 2. If desired, spoon mixture into a plastic wrap-lined 8-inch round cake pan; cover and chill at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. Invert chicken salad onto a cake stand, and remove plastic wrap. Gently press chopped almonds onto sides of chicken salad. Garnish, if desired.

Reviews

[Memily Giraffe]

This stuff is delicious. Someone served me this at a ladies' party and I asked for the recipe straight away. She garnished it with orange slices, which I thought was a great choice!

 

[Linda R. 2]

Although my boyfriend did not like this (he has the palette of a goat) I got rave reviews at the office. I did not use quite as much curry as the recipe called for but it was delicious nonetheless.