Cashew Chicken Pasta Salad
With pasta, chicken, sweet fruit, salty cashews, and a creamy dressing, every bite of this Cashew Chicken Pasta Salad is like a circus of flavors!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 16 ounce package rotini pasta
- 1 cup Ranch salad dressing
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 4 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
- 20 ounce can pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 4 whole scallions, diced
- 1 cup seedless red grapes, sliced in half
- 1 cup seedless green grapes, sliced in half
- 5 ounce package dried cranberries
- 2 cups roasted and salted cashews
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente according to package directions, then drain and rinse under cold water.
- In the meantime, prep all your other ingredients.
- In a large bowl whisk together the Ranch and mayonnaise. Add in the chicken, pineapple, celery, scallions, red grapes, green grapes, cranberries, and cooked pasta; toss to combine so everything is coated.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving stir in the cashews.
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Notes
The longer pasta salad chills, the more it tends to dry out. I recommend either serving this right away, or chilling in the refrigerator for just 1-2 hours. It won’t be at all bad if it chills for longer, it just won’t be as creamy. Either way, though - DELISH.
Nutrition
Calories: 603kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 522mg | Potassium: 543mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Vitamin C: 6.8mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2.5mg