Orange Chicken and Pasta Salad

Submitted by Erica_Hildebrand

"This is my favorite picnic salad, I just love the orange and the chicken together with the pasta. Even my kids eat this salad, but who can blame its absolutely scrumptious!!and easy!!!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 20-24

ingredients

• Salad

• 5 cups of cooked and cooled shell pasta
• 3 medium chicken breasts, cook,cooled and diced
• 1 1⁄4 cups red grapes or 1 1/4 cups seedless grapes, cut in half
• 1 large English cucumber, cut into bite size pieces
• 6 scallions, sliced
• 4 navel oranges, peeled and sectioned with a knife
• 1 head lettuce, chopped finely
• 1 grated carrot

• Orange Vinaigrette

• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
• 3⁄4 cup orange juice concentrate
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. In a mixing bowl combne all of the salad ingredients.
2. Pour vinaigrette over the top and mix lightly.
3. Serve.

Reviews

[Busters friend]

Great salad that responded well to our substitution of diced cucumber for the pasta. We also added sliced toasted almonds and a generous handful of toasted black and brown benne seeds. We tarted up the dressing with a tablespoon of Rooster garlic-chile sauce and a knob of grated ginger. Wonderful for the Super Bowl party - got eaten totally up way before other delcious options. Keeper recipe. Thanks for posting, Erica.

 

[Cher Jewhurst]

This is an old favorite of ours except the one I've always used did not include grated carrot and it is suggested to be served "on" a bed of lettuce. Either way this is a fabulous summertime meal salad served with crusty bread. I highly recommend it.