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Chicken Pasta Salad with Cashews and Dried Cranberries

SUBMITTED BY: Caitlin PHOTO BY: Lori Edgington

"Everyone always loves this delicious pasta salad combining fruit, crunchy cashews, scallions, celery, and water chestnuts with chicken. You can't go wrong with this recipe!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 12 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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PREP TIME  35 Min
COOK TIME  10 Min
READY IN  2 Hrs 45 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 3 cups bow tie (farfalle) pasta
  • 1 (16 ounce) bottle bottled coleslaw dressing
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip™)
  • 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 1/2 cups seedless green grapes, halved
  • 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
  • 2 (5 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained and quartered
  • 2 cups thinly sliced celery
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 2 cups cashew halves
  • 2 cups dried cranberries

DIRECTIONS

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain, and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together coleslaw dressing, mayonnaise, and creamy salad dressing.
  3. In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, green grapes, red grapes, water chestnuts, celery, and green onions. Stir in dressing, and mix well. Place the salad in the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours, or overnight. Mix in cashews and dried cranberries just before serving. Serve cold.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 10, 2007 by trackstar07
this is my kind of recipe. i have a hard time includind any fruit in my dinners. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2008 by tizzylizz
This was good. I ended up using a whole box of pasta (12oz) because there seemed to be a lot... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2007 by julieh
This salad was delicious! I will definitely make it again. I modified it a little by adding 1... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2007 by TRABERTREY
Delicious! Rave reviews from friends and easy to make. Wonderful medley of flavors. Recipe... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2008 by CDLERNER
This recipe is great!! I'm on my second batch in a week. My husband LOVES this! We like a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2008 by Leslee
Wonderful. Took to a family gathering and loved it. Although I added 1 cup of miracle whip,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2007 by carmen
I made this for a weekend at the cabin with a bunch of friends and their family. It was the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2007 by SJSELS
this was okay. The family didn't care for it too much. Wasn't crazy about the dressing. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2008 by jpal
Wonderful Salad...I did leave out the celery. It sounded very different so I was a little... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2008 by LORINEWMS