Summertime Chicken and Pasta Salad Recipe
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Summertime Chicken and Pasta Salad

By: ImChrists Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
"This is one of my favorites. My best friend makes this, but I have tweaked it to suit my family's tastes."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 (16 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta
  • 6 chicken tenders
  • 1 cucumber, sliced
  • 1 bunch radishes, trimmed and sliced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
  • 1/2 (16 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing
  • 4 romaine lettuce hearts, thinly sliced

Directions

  1. Hard boil the eggs by placing them into a saucepan in a single layer. Fill with water to cover the eggs by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes. Pour out the hot water, then cool the eggs under cold running water in the sink. Peel once cold.
  2. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink, and rinse with cold water.
  3. Simmer the chicken tenders in about 1/4 cup of water in a saucepan over medium-low heat, until no longer pink inside. Remove the tenders from the water, and set aside to cool.
  4. Cut the tenders into bite-size pieces. Slice the eggs. Combine the cooked pasta, chicken, eggs, cucumber, radishes, carrots, green onions, and red onion in a salad bowl, and pour the Italian dressing over. Toss lightly to mix, and refrigerate the salad for at least 1 hour, or until cold.
  5. Place about 3/4 cup of sliced romaine hearts on each plate, then top with about 1 cup of pasta-chicken salad to serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 542 | Total Fat: 18.4g | Cholesterol: 217mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 9, 2009 by 5150MOMMY   view full review
This is yummy & im making it for dinner tonight ,,LOVE YOU!
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2010 by Sarah   view full review
Although I tried following the directions, the textures weren't right (too much "slicing") and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2010 by Angie   view full review
Thanks for this great summertime meal! It was delicious!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2009 by fth1971   view full review
This is a great summertime recipe! I added a pint of grape tomatoes, a can of sliced black...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2010 by sweet_cuppin_cakes   view full review
I was skeptical about this, but it was filling and tasty for dinner.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2012 by Marlene   view full review
Everyone liked....especially with the homemade Italian Dressing.

 

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