Alan Jackson’s Favorite Chicken Salad

We made this as part of our Celebrity Recipe Showdown.

To see how it stacked up, read on here:

. Celebrity Chicken Salad Recipe Showdown

. You can see the other celebrity Chili recipes here:
. Martha Stewart’s Classic Chicken Salad
. Nicholas Sparks’ Chicken Salad.
. Ina Garten’s Chicken Salad Contessa

Alan Jackson’s Favorite Chicken Salad

. Yield(s): Serves 6

. 10m prep time

. 45m cook time

Ingredients

4 (6 oz each) boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation

1. Bring chicken, pineapple juice, honey, and apple cider vinegar to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and let simmer until chicken is tender, about 45 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and drain. Let chicken cool for 10 minutes, then shred with two forks.
3. In a large bowl, combine chicken, almonds, mayonnaise, cranberries, and salt and pepper.
4. Chill until ready to serve and enjoy!