Cha-Cha Chicken Salad

Prep: 20 min., Chill: 8 hr.

Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

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

Preparation

1. Whisk together cream cheese and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in chicken, pineapple, and cranberries just until blended.

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.