Chicken Tartlets and Cranberry Salsa Recipe
Enjoy this delicious chicken appetizer that is quicker to make than you might think. These chicken tartlets with cream cheese and cranberry salsa are a tasty starter, you might even want to double the recipe.
*Recipe originally published December 2018. Updated December 2022
Chicken Tartlets with Cranberry Salsa Recipe
The busy holiday season is upon us and that always means lots of treats and gatherings with family and friends. I love being able to spend time to catch up with everyone and of course enjoying some yummy food. I'm big on snacks this time of the year because let's face it there's enough big, tasty meals coming our way so I like to enjoy starts like this tasty chicken tartlet with cranberry salsa.
While I may enjoy all of those fun holiday gatherings it can be crazy busy so to make things easier for myself I like to use the Chicken App to keep me organized with my grocery list when it comes time to buy all the ingredients I need for various recipes. It's great because I can easily add to it delete and look up anything in case I decide I need another recipe idea. Even better I added the Chicken App to hubby's phone and when I need to I can ask him to pick up what we need.
Once you see how quick it is to put this chicken appetizer together you'll want to PIN this so you can reference it any time you're ready to make it!
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Now, who is ready to find out how to make these tasty Chicken Tartlets with Cream Cheese and Cranberry Salsa Recipe? Let's get to it!
Chicken Appetizer: Chicken Tartlets with Cranberry Salsa
A tasty and festive chicken appetizer of chicken tartlets with cranberry salsa are sure to please and easy to make!
Ingredients
- 2 10.5 oz packages refrigerated flatbread dough (this was the measurements of what was readily available to me, you can sub with a local variety or your own fave flatbread pizza dough recipe)
- ¾ lb cold, cooked shredded chicken breast
- 2 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, diced
- 1 tablespoon red onion, diced
- ½ serrano pepper, minced
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- Pinch of sea salt
- Pinch of sugar
- 1 tablespoon roasted pecans, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a mini cheesecake pan or muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
- Roll out flatbread dough and cut into 24 squares, then line the cups of the tin with one square each.
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the cold shredded chicken and cream cheese until thoroughly mixed. Divide the chicken between the dough cups to make even servings. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the flatbread is brown and crisp around the top edges and the chicken is hot and the cream cheese slightly bubbly. Remove from oven.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cranberries, red onion, serrano pepper, cilantro, lime juice, sea salt and sugar. Stir gently to combine then top each chicken tartlet with a heaping scoop. Garnish with a pinch of pecans and serve warm.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 tartletAmount Per Serving: Calories: 119Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 142mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 5g
Please note that we can not guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information. They are a best guess calculation.
Fresh or Frozen Cranberries?
If you can do fresh cranberries for this recipe that is best. However, in a pinch you can use frozen cranberries but you will want to make sure to drain them very, very well and even soak up more moisture in a towel.
Chicken Breasts or Thighs?
As you can see in our recipe we used chicken breasts and I personally like them best for this recipe. However, you can use chicken thighs but keep in mind that any variations can affect the recipe in taste, texture etc.. Chicken thighs have a higher fat content so that could affect the mix, you may have to play around with the mixture to get it the way you want. I have not done this recipe with chicken thighs but I'm sure it would be just as yummy.
We'll leave you with one more photo of this yummy chicken tartlet and cranberry salsa recipe to tempt you to go and make it this holiday season.
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I love cranberry and the zing it adds to dishes. This looks so yummy and perfect for dinner parties
Such an original appetizer and love the chicken and cranberry mix. So yummy and perfect for the holiday season
These tartlets look amazing. The cranberry salsa sounds very delicious!
That looks delicious! I am always stuck trying to figure out what to do with leftover cranberries.
These are such festive appetizers. Would be fun for 4th of July picnic too.
I really like the flavors on this one of chicken and cranberry. A fun and tasty appetizer
The chicken tartletts with cranberry salsa look amazing. I love all the flavor profiles that are working. Can't wait to try them!
Oh my gosh, these look SO good! Thanks for the recipe!
This looks amazing thanks for sharing this with us.
These look delicious. They will be wonderful for our
Christmas party next week.
These look so good. I wonder how they would taste without the peppers? I'm allergic to peppers but I love cranberries.
These look gorgeous and yummy! I always like trying new apps for Christmas. I just saved this to Pinterest for this holiday!
OMG now I'm hungry. Thanks for the recipe
These look so creative & delicous. 🙂
This looks lke a delicious appetizer. I would also use it as part of a lunch.
Oh my goodness does this sound delicious! I'd love to try this!
Chicken Appetizer: Chicken Tartlets With Cranberry Salsa would be such a different recipe for me to try. This is super to bring to a fun party!
This looks delicious, I can't wait to get into my new kitchen to make it.
These appetizers look amazing. I will have to make these the next time we have a get together. I'm excited to give these a try. They sure look good.
These look delicious! and I love that the recipe doesn't call for many ingredients and seems super easy enough
to whip together , looking forward to trying this out.
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Oooh. This looks so delicious! I'm not a "salsa" person, but I think I would gobble these right up. They would add a pop of color to any meal you eat!
wow awesome recipe to make I think great for company so on to serve love it thanks for sharing
I just love this recipe interesting one to try for sure . Thanks for sharing this one!
These look really good. The cranberry salsa sounds interesting.
I can't wait to try this one out.
The Chicken Appetizer sounds perfect for our upcoming party. I know my friends will love it!
Flagged this recipe a couple weeks ago and finally made it...loved them. The tanginess of the cranberry against the chickn...perfection...thank you????
These look so cute. I’ve never had cranberry salsa. Sounds delicious.
This sounds and looks so good. This would be easy to put together and a short cut for me would be the cranberry relish. Krogers makes one that is so good and would be great as a topping............... going make
These look delicious. They would be perfect for any party!
Wow do these look and sound amazing! Thanks for the recipe!
This sounds yum and it looks appealing too. I need to try to make these fancy looking goodies.
These look amazing
These look great
This looks really good. Also easy to make. I must try to make this hopefully it comes out as good as your's looks
These sound so good. Great party appetizer which I am sure most people would love. I can't wait to give these a try. Thank you so much for sharing. Happy New Years. God Bless
Love the recipe. Thanks!
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I am going to try the chicken tarts with cranberry salsa for New Years Eve <3
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