Ultimate Chicken-Pasta Salad
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Brunch, box lunch or brown bag? Here's a tasty chicken salad you have to try.


Ultimate Chicken-Pasta Salad

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Servings: 10 servings (1 cup each)
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Related Categories: Chicken Salad, Chicken Salad, Pasta Salad

 
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Ingredients
Dressing
  • 1/3  cup
    milk
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  • 1/3  cup
    mayonnaise
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  • 3  tablespoons
    sugar
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  • 3  tablespoons
    white wine vinegar
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  • 2  teaspoons
    poppy seed
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    celery salt
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    dry mustard
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Salad
  • 1  box
    gemelli pasta (16 ounces)
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  • 2  cups
    diced cooked chicken
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  • 1  cup
    sweetened dried cherries
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  • 1/2  cup
    sliced celery
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  • 1/2  cup
    slivered almonds, toasted
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Directions
1.
In small bowl, mix dressing ingredients with wire whisk until well blended. Cover; refrigerate until ready to use.
2.
Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
3.
In large bowl, mix cooked pasta, chicken, cherries and celery. Mix dressing mixture again with wire whisk to recombine; pour over salad and toss gently to coat. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours before serving to chill salad and blend flavors. Stir in almonds.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 410 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 290mg; Total Carbohydrate 58g (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 17g); Protein 18g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 15%. Exchanges: 4 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Lean Meat; 1 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 4. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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