Ingredients
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2-3 pounds Rotisserie Chicken, cooked, deboned, and shredded
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8 ounces Cream Cheese
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1/4 cup Mayonnaise
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2 Honeycrisp Apples, chopped
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1/2 cup Celery, chopped
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1/2 cup Peas, frozen
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2 ounces Almonds, sliced
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1 tablespoon Sweet Relish
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2 tablespoons Olives, chopped
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1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
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1/8 teaspoon Black Pepper
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1/4 teaspoon Salt
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6 Mission Homestyle Soft & Fluffy Flour Tortillas
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Tools You'll Need
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Cutting Board
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Knife
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Mixing Bowl, large
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Spoon
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Measuring Cup
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Measuring Spoons
Directions
If you’re looking for an easy, delicious, and out of the ordinary chicken salad recipe for appetizers or lunch…then you’ve found it in this Cuban Chicken Salad Pinwheel recipe!
This chicken salad recipe is far from ordinary as it is a combination of savory, sweet, crunchy and creamy. One might think all of these ingredients cannot be good….but I promise you, they go perfectly together!
The combination of rotisserie chicken, cream cheese, sweet and crunchy honeycrisp apples, almonds, sweet relish, olives, sweet peas, and more rolled in Mission Homestyle Soft & Fluffy Flour Tortillas* takes your taste buds on a flavor and texture journey they’ve never experienced before.
*Mission is not sponsoring this post. We just love their products!
For more appetizer/party food ideas check out our Spinach Dip Wonton Cups or Taco Wonton Cups Recipe!
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Steps
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Add the cream cheese and mayonnaise to a large bowl and stir them together with a large spoon until combined and smooth. |
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Pull the meat off the bones of the rotisserie chicken placing the meat into your large mixing bowl as your work. Use your fingers or two forks to shred the meat into smaller pieces. |
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On a cutting board, use a sharp knife to chop or dice the apples and celery. Add the chopped apples and celery to the bowl. |
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To chop your almonds, leave them in their original package and beat them with the back side of a wooden spoon to break them up into small pieces. Add the chopped almonds to the bowl. |
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Add the remaining ingredients; green peas, sweet relish, olives, lemon juice, salt and black pepper to the bowl and stir until all has combined and are coated in the cream cheese and mayo mixture. |
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Using a large serving spoon, scoop up and spread the Cuban Chicken Salad onto a flour tortilla. Roll the tortilla up and cut it into 1 to 1-1/2 inch thick pieces. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator for 1-3 hours. ENJOY! |
