Special Chicken Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb. boneless chicken breasts, cubed
    1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks
    2 Tbsp. sugar
    1 Tbsp. cornstarch
    1 c. seedless red or green grapes
    1 (8 oz.) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
    1 c. chopped celery
    1 c. (8 oz.) plain or vanilla yogurt
    2 Tbsp. chopped pecans (if desired)
Preparation
    Place chicken cubes in 1-quart microwave-safe casserole. Cover with casserole lid.
    Microwave on High 5 to 6 minutes or until chicken is tender, stirring once. Drain and cool.
    Drain pineapple juice into 2-cup glass measure. Blend in sugar and cornstarch.
    Microwave on High, uncovered, 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens, stirring once.
    Cool and refrigerate. Combine chicken, pineapple, grapes, water chestnuts and celery in 6-cup serving dish; mix lightly.
    Blend yogurt into pineapple juice mixture.
    Pour over salad.
    Mix lightly to coat. Sprinkle with pecans.
    Refrigerate until served.
    Makes about 5 servings containing 255 calories each.

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