Kids in the Kitchen: Chicken Salad with Grapes and Walnuts

Thanks to the Food Networks Kid Cook-off and Master Chef Junior with some inspiration from her cooking friends, my oldest has caught the cooking bug. She is very excited to help and learn her way around the kitchen. Today, she made her favorite chicken salad. She loves when I make chicken salad and tries to bogart the leftovers for her lunches.

Chicken Salad with Grapes and Walnuts

adapted from Myrecipes.com Chicken Salad with Grapes and Pecans.  

Ingredients 

1/4 cup light mayonnaise 

1/4 cup light sour cream 

1 teaspoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon pepper 

2 skinned and boned chicken breasts, cooked and chopped (Rotisserie chicken works too)

1 1/2 cups red and white seedless grapes, halved 

1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted 

Lettuce leaves (optional) 

Directions

Stir together mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl.  (If you season with salt and pepper when cooking only add salt and pepper to taste when making salad.)

Add chopped chicken and grapes, tossing gently to coat. 

Cover and chill at least 1 hour. 

Stir in pecans just before serving. 

Serve in stemware lined with lettuce leaves, if desired.