Cha-Cha Chicken Salad

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• Ready In: 8 hrs 20 mins
• 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.