Weekend get-togethers can be a fuss. Especially if friends have been teasing you about your usual pizza delivery. Tired of the teasing? Why not make something that is easy to do yet “classy” enough not to be labeled as food-to-go. Here’s how you make chicken salad with dried cranberries. And you can even use store-bought roasted chicken.

What you need:

• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 red apple, cored and chopped
• 1 green apple, cored and chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 2 roasted chickens, about 4 lbs. total
• 2 small bunches watercress, tough stems discarded

What to do:

• Stir together mayonnaise, apples, celery, ½ cup walnuts, cranberries, parsley, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
• Tear chicken into chunks, without including the skin and bones. Stir chicken chunks into the apple mixture.
• Line a pretty bowl with watercress and pour in chicken salad. Sprinkle it with the remaining ½ cup of walnuts. Serve.