Party Chicken & Pasta Salad
Tanya
ingredients
Salad:- 5 cups - 16 oz. -uncooked rotini pasta
- 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 12 oz. fresh snow pea pods - trimmed & halved crosswise
- 2 cups seedless red and/or green grapes - halved
- 1 - 8 oz. can pineapple tidbits in juice - drained - reserving liquid
- 1 cup slivered almonds - toasted
- 6-8 lettuce leaves
- 1 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 2 Tblsp. finely chopped fresh ginger root
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 2 Tblsp. reserved pineapple liquid
- 2 Tblsp. soy sauce
- 2 Tblsp. honey
directions
- 1
Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
- 2
Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix remaining salad ingredients except almonds and lettuce. In small bowl, mix dressing ingredients until well blended.
- 3
Add pasta and 1/2 cup of the almonds to salad; stir gently to mix. Add dressing; toss to coat. Line serving bowl or platter with lettuce. Spoon sald over lettuce. Sprinkle with remaining almonds.
Source: Pillsbury
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