Fruity Chicken Salad

• 2 cups cooked chicken
• 1 cup mandarin oranges in light syrup
• 2 cups cabbage coleslaw blend
• 1 -2 granny smith apple, chopped
• 1 cup pineapple chunk, drained
• 12 cup dried cherries
• 12 cup slivered almonds or 12 cup pecans or 12 cup walnuts
• 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded
• 12 cup fat-free Miracle Whip or 12 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 14 cup tmarzetti low-fat coleslaw dressing
• 12 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt (optional)

1. Cube the chicken and place in bowl.
2. Drain the mandarin oranges, reserving 1/4 to 1/8 cup of juice for dressing.
3. Choose any or all fruits and place in bowl.
4. Choose any or all nuts/dried cherries and place in bowl.
5. Add shredded coleslaw if desired.
6. Add swiss cheese if desired.
7. Dressing: Mix Miracle Whip with coleslaw dressing.
8. Add reserved syrup from mandarin oranges.
9. Add yogurt if desired.
10. Mix to taste.
11. (If thicker dressing is preferred, put more Miracle Whip in; for a less sweet dressing, leave out mandarin orange juice, etc.
12. ).
13. Pour dressing over salad.
14. Mix with hands.
15. Serve on bed of lettuce, or use in sandwiches.

chicken, mandarin oranges, cabbage coleslaw, apple, pineapple, cherries, almonds, swiss cheese, miracle, dressing, lowfat vanilla yogurt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fruity-chicken-salad-131124 (may not work)