Cha-cha Chicken Salad

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 2/3 cup orange-flavored dried sweetened cranberries
• 1 cup chopped chopped roasted salted almond
• fresh herb, blackberries, raspberries, sliced peaches

Recipe

• 1 1. whisk together cream cheese and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in chicken, pineapple, and cranberries just until blended.
• 2 2. if desired, spoon mixture into a plastic wrap-lined 8-inch round cake pan; cover and chill at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. invert chicken salad onto a cake stand, and remove plastic wrap. gently press chopped almonds onto sides of chicken salad. garnish, if desired.