Lean Chicken Salad

Description
This lean chicken salad recipe is perfect for eating alone on a bed of lettuce or on toasted whole wheat bread. Chicken salad will spice up any dinner plate. This recipe even has a sweet taste with the addition of raisins.
 * Contributed by Healthy Recipes For Diabetic Friends Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast meat, cubed
 * ½ cup sweet pickle relish
 * ¼ cup red onion, finely minced
 * 1 cup fat-free mayonnaise
 * ¼ cup celery, finely minced
 * ¼ cup red bell pepper, diced
 * ¼ cup cherry tomatoes, diced
 * 2 tsp salt
 * 2 tsp black pepper
 * 2 tsp garlic powder
 * 1 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
 * ½ cup raisins

Directions

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Grease a casserole dish with cooking spray or olive oil.
 * 3) You can buy pre-cubed chicken or buy whole chicken breasts and cut them up yourself.
 * 4) If you cut the kitchen up this way, you will be available to cut the chicken to your liking.
 * 5) In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the cubed chicken, the mayonnaise, and the fresh squeezed lemon juice.
 * 6) Lemon juice out of a bottle may be substituted, if you prefer.
 * 7) Stir the chicken salad.
 * 8) Now add the sweet pickle relish, red onion, and celery.
 * 9) More mayonnaise may be used if mixture becomes too dry.
 * 10) Continue stirring.
 * 11) Add the red bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, and the raisins.
 * 12) Lastly add the salt, black pepper, and garlic powder to the chicken salad.
 * 13) Cream this mixture together well and spoon it into the casserole dish.
 * 14) Spread the chicken salad around evenly.
 * 15) Bake the chicken salad on 350°F for 12 – 15 minutes or less depending on the size of your oven.
 * 16) Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool.
 * 17) Place the chicken salad into a serving dish with a lid.
 * 18) Chill the chicken salad before serving.