Sunday, November 08, 2009

Curried Chicken Salad with Baked Whole-Wheat Tortilla Chips

POINTS® Value: 7
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 22 min
Cooking Time: 30 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Scoop up this curry, fruit and nut chicken salad with our homemade chips. Or use the well-flavored filling for wraps and sandwiches.

Ingredients
1 1/2 pound(s) uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast
4 cup(s) water
2 Tbsp kosher salt
1/4 cup(s) plain fat-free yogurt
1/4 cup(s) reduced-calorie mayonnaise
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
3 tsp curry powder
1 tsp ginger root, freshly grated
1/3 cup(s) parsley, fresh, chopped
3 Tbsp walnut halves, chopped
1/4 cup(s) golden raisins
3 medium whole wheat tortilla(s)
2 spray(s) cooking spray
1/4 tsp kosher salt, or to taste

Instructions
Put chicken, water and 2 tablespoons of salt in a medium saucepan; bring just to a boil and then reduce to a gentle simmer. Cook, covered, just until chicken is firm, about 15 minutes; remove pan from heat and set aside. When chicken is cool, pull it apart by hand into shredded, bite-size pieces (or shred chicken with 2 forks).

Meanwhile, whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, lime juice, curry, ginger and parsley together in a medium bowl. Add shredded chicken, walnuts and raisins; gently mix to coat. Refrigerate chicken salad until ready to serve.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat both sides of tortillas with cooking spray. Layer tortillas on top of each other and cut the stack into eighths to make chips. Spread chips out in a single layer on a nonstick baking sheet; season to taste with salt. Bake until golden brown and crisp, rotating baking sheet once, about 12 to 15 minutes. Serve chips with chilled chicken salad. Yields about 1 cup of chicken salad and 6 tortilla chips per serving. NotesYou can swap turkey for the chicken if you prefer.

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