Holiday Chicken Salad Gift Box
I can not tell a lie, this was an amazing appetizer that a friend made and I just had to have it in our blog for the Christmas holiday. Not only did it look gorgeous it tasted fabulous as well! This is guaranteed to be a hit at your next Christmas gathering.
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Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot
- 1 Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken Breast
- 2 8 Oz. Cream cheese room temperature
- 1/2 Cup Onion finely chopped
- 1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 2 Cups Pecans finely chopped
- 12 Red Grapes quartered
- 5-6 Green Onions scallions
- 5 Cherry Tomatoes or Grape Tomatoes
Instructions
- Cook the chicken breast in the Instant Pot 25 minutes on manual
- Chop up the cooked chicken
- Mix together chicken, cream cheese, onion or onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and 1/2 cup of chopped pecans in a medium mixing bowl.
- Fold in the grapes
- Line a Loaf pan with Plastic wrap and press the mixture into the pan
- Pour chicken cheese mixture into the pan . Using plastic wrap, press chicken cheese mixture tightly forming a rectangle.
- Wrap with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 1 hour up to 3 days before serving.
- Before serving blanch the green onions so that they are pliable and you can fold them around also this makes them the bright green color you see in the photo.
- Turn your chicken cheese mixture over out of your loaf pan and cut it down the middle so you have two squares.
- Move your square to the plate you intend to serve from and wrap the green onions around it like a bow and add the 5 tomatoes to the top
- Serve with water crackers
Nutrition
Calories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 6gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 336IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
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Looks so festive and tastes great!