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Yummy Pasta Salad

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"This recipe uses salad dressing to add flare to an ordinary pasta salad. It's great hot or cold and makes wonderful leftovers... if you manage to have any!" — QUARTERGODDESS

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1 pound rotini pasta
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
1/4 cup Ranch-style salad dressing

1 (16 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing
1 (4.25 ounce) can black olives, sliced

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Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rotini pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In a skillet over medium heat, place the cubed chicken and dab with ranch dressing. Pour enough Italian dressing into the skillet to cover the bottom of the pan. Cook the chicken until it is nice and brown.
Mix together pasta, chicken, black olives and Italian dressing (to taste). Serve hot or cold.

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PREP 10 mins
COOK 20 mins
READY IN 30 mins

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Jan 06, 2004

Interesting, but we didn't really care for the addition of the Ranch. It seemed to compete with the Italian dressing. Also added lots of extras like cheese, veggies, and ham.

—Navy_Mommy

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May 05, 2005

I'm not sure I see the point of the ranch dressing, but as a cold pasta salad it is good without the ranch. Just cook the pasta and chicken and combine with the olives and Italian dressing and let marinate and chill.

—chellebelle

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6 Ratings

May 05, 2005

It was good, but I didn't care for all the italian dressing. I'm thinking about using more ranch dressing and less italian the next time I make this.

—DARLENE

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Aug 03, 2008

tHIS WAS GREAT!!

—jaysmeals08

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Jul 13, 2011

Tasty! Admittedly, I did do this a bit differently because I didn't even bother reading the directions until after I had already made it. I knew I wanted to serve it as a cold salad, so I cooked the pasta, grilled the chicken, combined everything (added tomatoes & cucumber), and then chilled. Yum :)

—CookinBug

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Nutrition

Calories
726 kcal
36%

Carbohydrates
48.4 g
16%

Cholesterol
70 mg
23%

Fat
44.6 g
69%

Fiber
2.6 g
11%

Protein
33.6 g
67%

Sodium
2318 mg
93%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Yummy Pasta Salad

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 726
Calories from Fat: 401

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 44.6g 69 %
Saturated Fat 7.3g 37 %
Cholesterol 70mg 23 %
Sodium 2318mg 93 %
** Potassium 352mg 10 %
Total Carbohydrates 48.4g 16 %
Dietary Fiber 2.6g 11 %
Protein 33.6g 67 %
** Sugars 9.8g
** Vitamin A 4 %
** Vitamin C 3 %
** Calcium 6 %
** Iron 25 %
** Thiamin 9 %
** Niacin 137 %
** Vitamin B6 43 %
** Magnesium 13 %
** Folate 3 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.