Chopped Salad
Recipe from Midwest Living

Here's an easy main dish for a potluck. Boil the pasta, then toss with all the other ingredients and you're out the door. Drizzle the salad dressing over it just before serving.


Chopped Salad

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Ingredients
  • 2 cups
    dried orecchiette or medium shell macaroni or 3 cups dried bow-tie pasta (8 oz.)
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  • 1 medium head
    iceberg lettuce, chopped or 8 cups torn leaf lettuce or fresh spinach baby leaves
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  • 12 oz.
    cooked chicken or turkey, cut into bite-size pieces
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  • 1 12-oz. jar
    roasted red sweet peppers, well-drained and coarsely chopped
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  • 1 small
    red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
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  • slices bacon, crisp-cooked, drained and crumbled
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  • 1 4-oz. container
    one 2.8-ounce can French-fried onions
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  • 1 12-oz. bottle
    bottled poppy seed salad dressing
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Directions
1.
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain again.
2.
In a very large bowl, toss together cooked pasta, lettuce, chicken, red sweet peppers, red onion, bacon and Crispy Onions. Drizzle salad dressing over pasta mixture; toss gently to coat. Serve immediately. Makes 8 to 12 main-dish servings.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 505, Total Fat 27 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 47 mg, Sodium 652 mg, Carbohydrate 41 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 21 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 89%, Calcium 2%, Iron 11%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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