Cranberry-Orange Chicken Salad

I showed this recipe to Mom and she just knew that this is what she wanted to make for our dinner on Sunday, we had about 30 people so had to 5x the recipe. It went over very well as we had only about a cup left of salad mix by the end of the night. We just cheated and bought Costco rolls to serve with the salad, some people made it into a sandwich and others just ate it plain (I've been using it for a wrap filling too!). It was really good, I wasn't so sure at first with the cranberry sauce, but it adds a great twist to the salad.

Cranberry-Orange Chicken Salad
Recipe came from Eat It Up
Cranberry-Orange Chicken Salad

2 cups cooked chicken, chopped into bite size
1 cup celery
1/3 cup chopped green onions
Zest of 1 medium orange
1/2 cup craisens
1/2 cup light mayo
1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard or coarse grain mustard
2 tablespoons jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Croissants or rolls
lettuce leaves

1. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, celery, green onions, orange zest and craisins.
2. In a separate, smaller bowl whisk together mayo, mustard, cranberry sauce, salt and black pepper. Add the chicken mixture and toss to fully combine. *This salad is best if refrigerated for several hours before serving.
3. Just before serving, add the toasted pecans/walnuts. Serve on toasted buns (with a touch more mayo if desired)and with a leaf of lettuce.

* Combine this with fruit salad and some veggies for dipping and you are set!