We’re here to help simplify kids’ lunches with this easy, pleasy 15-minute winner! You’ll whip up a quick chicken salad with fully cooked chicken (easy!) that’s perfect for serving with homemade pita chips. Make it a meal with carrot sticks, apple slices, and dried fruit. Tip: for adventurous eaters, add a little fruit to the chicken salad!
Nutrition values are representative of a 1/3 bundle serving.
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2 unit
Pita Bread
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
6 ounce
Carrots
1 unit
Apple
1 ounce
Dried Cranberries
1 ounce
Dried Apricots
9 ounce
Fully Cooked Chicken Breasts
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains Eggs)
2 tablespoon
Yogurt
(Contains Milk)
Salt
Pepper
2 teaspoon
Olive Oil
Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. Cut each pita into eight triangles. Toss pita triangles on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of olive oil, half the garlic powder, salt, and pepper. (You’ll use the rest of the garlic powder in Step 3.) Bake on middle rack until lightly browned and slightly toasted, 6-10 minutes. TIP: Pita chips will crisp up as they cool.
Meanwhile, trim, peel, and cut carrots into sticks (like fries; ours were 3 inches long and ⅓ inch thick). Halve, core, and thinly slice apple. In a small bowl, combine dried cranberries and dried apricots. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Dice into bite-size pieces.
In a medium bowl, combine chicken, mayonnaise, yogurt, remaining garlic powder, salt, and pepper. TIP: Try customizing your chicken salad by dicing some of the apple to mix in or adding some dried fruit mix (or both!).
To serve: Divide chicken salad, carrots, apple slices, and dried fruit mix between plates. Serve pita chips on the side. To stash: Refrigerate chicken salad, carrots, apple slices, dried fruit mix, and pita chips in airtight containers and pack as desired!