Special Sesame Chicken Salad

Submitted by children from A to Z

"This is so good. This is from TOH. Chilling time is cooking time."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 16 ounces bow tie pasta
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2⁄3 cup white wine vinegar
• 2⁄3 cup teriyaki sauce
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
• 2 (8 ounce) cans sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 1⁄3 cups honey roasted peanuts
• 1 (9 ounce) package fresh spinach, torn
• 1 (6 ounce) package dried cranberries
• 6 green onions, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1⁄4 cup sesame seeds, toasted

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and place in a very large bowl.
2. In a small bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, teriyaki sauce, sugar and pepper.
3. Pour over pasta and toss to coat.
4. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Just before serving, add the remaining ingredients; gently toss to coat.

Reviews

[Chef TanyaW]

This is an EXCELLENT recipe (it's almost the same as the recipe for Spinach, Chicken, and Pasta Salad from Favorites cookbook by Ivory family... a fabulous cookbook that raises money for Make-a-Wish Foundation).<br/><br/>The only difference is that the other recipe calls for 1/2 tsp salt. It works out great to marinate pasta overnight.<br/><br/>Thanks for posting it... glad I don't have to! : )