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We don’t go out to eat very often, but when we do, we always seem to go to Wendy’s. My husband secretly loves the Jr. Bacon Cheese Burgers! I will usually get a salad and try to choke it down while I watch my husband eat his delicious burgers. The last time I went to Wendy’s I tried the Apple Pecan Chicken Salad and LOVED it! I loved it so much that I decided to make my own version of it! Hope you like it!
WENDY'S COPY CAT APPLE PECAN CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE
This copycat apple pecan chicken salad is my favorite go-to salad! It's so easy to hurry and throw together and makes a great lunch!
Serving people
Ingredients
- 6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 red delicious apple, cut into chunks
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
- ¼ cup bleu cheese, crumbled
- ¼ cup honey roasted pecans
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Serve with your favorite dressing.
Notes
Wendy's uses a pomegranate dressing, and that's what we love to top it with, too!
Nutrition
Calories: 98 kcal · Carbohydrates: 12 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 4 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 12 mg · Sodium: 116 mg · Potassium: 211 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 9 g · Vitamin A: 4157 IU · Vitamin C: 3 mg · Calcium: 51 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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ohhh we so love that salad also. For once there are no walnuts or strawberries in something. Usually it is what can we get that can be eliminated and then still have to be concerned about something accidentally left behind.Yeaaa
I love this type of salad but did not care for the blue cheese. What would you recommend for a substitute for the blue cheese crumbles?
Thanks!
Grated Parmesan cheese would taste good too! This salad is so yummy, you can only make it better by adding your favorite ingredients! 🙂
So glad you posted this. It is one of my favorite lunch rush meals. Can’t wait to make one of my own. Nichi
Smiths now carries the dressing that comes with that salad at Wendy’s. It’s Marzetti’s Pomegranate and is found in the refrig setions at Smiths. I haven’t seen it at any other grocery store!
How do you make the roasted pecans wendys has on their salad? Or can they be bought. They are kind of sweet with some sort of coating. Thanks in advance.
Our candied pecan recipe would be delicious on this salad. Here is the link – https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2015/02/easy-candied-nuts-recipe.html
I live 2 hours from a city of any size, and I always get super excited to have this for lunch when we make the trip for appointments or shopping! I hated blue cheese until I “accidentally” had it in this salad! I don’t know if I like it in anything else…probably not, but I find that it really makes this salad for me! I just found the pecans in a bulk section at a city grocery store yesterday, you can be sure I will be grilling up some chicken this week!
Hint: I usually only use one dressing pack, but they provide 2…I have been hoarding the extras for when I can make my own salad….
You can buy this dressing at supermarkets that carry the Marzetti brand….that’s who makes it.
Yum! I love trying all different kinds of salads! I don t eat chicken but I bet this would still be delicious without it ?? Or maybe with some beans in their place?