Chicken Rotini Salad

"Great to use up leftover chicken. Makes a great lunch, or take it to your next potluck. From Pilbury Come & Eat."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
6

ingredients

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directions

  • Place eggs in small saucepan; cover with cold water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer about 15 minutes. Immediately drain; run cold water over eggs to stop cooking. Peel eggs; chop.
  • Meanwhile, cook rotini to desired doneness as directed on package, adding peas during last 4 minutes of cooking time. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool.
  • In small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients; blend well.
  • In large bowl, combine cooked pasta and peas, chopped eggs, chicken and carrot. Add dressing; stir gently to mix.
  • Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until serving time.

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Reviews

  1. This recipe looked great to me, because I had everything for it on hand, and it didn't dissapoint. I made one substitution, and one addition. Pickle relish is not one of my favorite foods, so I used chopped capers instead, and I added a tablespoon of a spinach dip mix that includes a bit of dried onion and dill. I liked this better on the second day, after the flavors had time to mingle overnight. Next time, I might add some chopped green onion and some extra egg, and cut back the sugar to make the dressing a bit less rich. Overall, I really liked this salad, and would definitely make it again, especially for a cool meal on a hot day. Thanks for posting!
     
  2. I made this recipe for the " Summertime Salad Snapshots ". Since I was the only one to eat this, I did make a few changes to the recipe. They are as follows, for the salad part I used 1 egg, 2 ounces of pasta , 1 cup of frozen peas and carrots.For the chicken, I had some fried leftover chicken and used that.For the dressing, I adjusted those ingredients according to my taste. To fancy it up a bit , this was served on a bed of lettuce with tomato wedges and crackers on the side.I really enjoyed the taste very much. Thanks for posting and, " Keep Smiling :) "
     
  3. Made this on sunday for an easy lunch. Was lovely! I did omit the carrots as I just wasn't in the mood for it. But added some to my hubby's dish as he loves carrots. His was gone before I could sit down to my plate. I also added a dash of McCormick's Grinder Ground Peppercorn Meledoy personal choice. Enjoy! (Deserved more stars than I could give since hubby really liked it. ;-)
     
  4. Mmmmm...all my favorite things (besides chocolate!) in one bowl! This is a colorful, healthy salad that serves well as a main dish for a light meal. I used whole wheat rotini and fat free mayo to skinny this up a bit. Plus, I had only 1 cup frozen peas, but it still seemed to fill out the salad nicely. I will enjoy this for school lunches along with some crackers and fruit. Thanks GrumpyChef! Made for Potluck Tag.
     
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