Party Chicken and Pasta Salad

Submitted by Jewels1965

"This is such a different take on an ordinary chicken salad recipe. Huge hit at potlucks!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 1min
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 5 cups uncooked rotini pasta
• 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 1⁄2 cup green onion
• 12 ounces snow pea pods, trimmed and halved crosswise
• 2 cups green seedless grapes, halved
• 1 (16 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained, reserving liquid
• 1 cup toasted slivered almonds
• 1 cup mayonnaise or 1 salad dressing
• 2 tablespoons of fresh grated gingerroot (she used the paste)
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey

directions

1. 1. Cook and drain pasta and directed. Rinse with cold water, drain well.
2. 2. Meanwhile in a large bowl, mix remaining salad ingredients except almonds. In a small bowl, mix dressing ingredients until well blended.
3. 3. Add pasta and 1/2 cup of almonds to salad, stir gently to mix, add dressing to coat. Sprinkle with remaining almonds.

Reviews

[Chef PotPie]

This is a great salad, very tasty! I could drink the dressing, it is fabulous. This would make a very nice summer supper or would go over well at a potluck, I think. I made it just as directed, but halved the recipe, and it would make 6 large servings easily, so the recipe as written would be a big enough amount to take to serve 12-16 as a side at a potluck. I know my family will love this salad, and my daughter will go berserk over it! Made for PAC Spring 2012.