Chicken Cashew Salad
Prep
15m
Cook
5m
Wait
6h
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| Cuisine Type | Latin |
Ingredients
Salad
| 3 cup uncooked bowties pasta |
| 2 cup uncooked rainbow pasta |
| 1 8 ounce can pineapple tidbits |
| 1 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts |
| 3/4 cup celery, chopped |
| 3/4 cup cashews |
| 2 cups chicken, cooked and diced |
| 1 11 ounce can mandarin oranges |
| 1 cup halved green or red grapes |
| 1 cup dried cranberries |
| 1 dash salt and pepper to taste |
Dressing
| 3/4 cup milk |
| 1 1/2 cup salad dressing (Miracle Whip) |
| 1/4 tsp celery seed (optional) |
| 2 Tbs sugar |
Chicken Cashew Salad Directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Rinse with cold water until pasta is chilled. Drain well
- Add drained pineapple, water chestnuts, celery, cashews, cooked chicken, oranges, halved grapes, and dried cranberries.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Cover and chill for 4-6 hours to blend flavors.
- Serve with fruit and ches and a cracker tray
- Dressing: combine milk, salad dressing, optional celery seed and sugar.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Add more or less milk to create the desired consitency of the dressing.
Notes
Note: Dressing may be substituted with a 16 ounce bottle of coleslaw dressing thinned with 2 - 4 tablespoons of milk.
Nutrition facts
Serving size 1 cup diet gluten free
Per Serving
| Kcal: | 587 kcal |
| Fibers (g): | 3.9g |
| Sodium (mg): | 354mg |
| Carbs: | 89.2g |
| Sugar (g): | 12.7g |
| Fat: | 16.8g |
| Saturated fat (g): | 2.6g |
| Cholesterol: | 27mg |
| Proteins: | 20.3g |
