Oriental Chicken Pasta Salad

Submitted by katonialynn

"I first had this pasta salad at a wedding shower and just had to have the recipe! It has become a family favorite and is served at almost every family function! Prep and cook time does not include refrigeration time which should be at least 12 hours."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• Salad Ingredients

• 5 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
• 1 lb bow tie pasta, cooked
• 1⁄2 lb snow peas, blanched 3 minutes
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 1 can sliced water chestnut
• 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted

• Dressing Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger or 1/2 dried ginger
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Combine all salad ingredients and toss with dressing.
2. Refrigerate at least overnight before serving.
3. I also recommend making a second batch of the dressing and tossing it with the salad just before serving as the pasta soaks up most of the dressing.

Reviews

[jmelyn]

I altered this so much that it really wasn't the same salad, mainly to use stuff I had on hand: Left out the almonds, snow peas, water chestnuts and red pepper--used purple onion instead of green onion, spiral pasta instead of bowtie, and threw in some peas. I also added pineapple tidbits and a couple tablespoons of the juice. I also used a LOT more mayo than the recipe called for. I used leftover shredded chicken breast--probably about 2 or 3 breasts. Anyway, it all tasted great--thanks for such an adaptable recipe! :)