Chicken Pasta Salad with poppyseed dressing
Creamy pasta salad with chicken and fruit — a side dish or a meal.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz package of pasta
- 4 green onions, sliced thin (about 1/4 cup)
- 2 stalks celery, sliced (about ½ cup)
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cut into bite sized pieces (approximately two large chicken breasts)
- 1 bottle poppyseed dressing (I use Brianna’s)
- ½ – ¾ cup of your choice of fruit
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Rigatoni, farafelle or penne work well.
- Cook chicken until done – microwave, poach or grill — cool slightly and cut into small pieces.
- Slice onions and celery.
- Drain and rinse pasta when finished cooking. Rinse with cold water to stop cooking process.
- Mix cooled chicken, pasta, vegetables and poppyseed dressing together.
- Gently fold in fruit of your choice. Grapes, blueberries, strawberries, dried cranberries, mandarin oranges are suitable choices.
- Chill two hours before serving. Will keep in refrigerator for 2-3 days.
- Makes six to eight servings.