Tropical Chicken Pasta Salad
This Tropical Chicken Pasta Salad is a fresh and light potluck dish or lunch for two. It’s got tons of chicken, pasta and tropical fruit.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 cups shredded chicken breast or rotisserie
- 2 cups cooked small pasta like bowtie or rotini
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1/4 cup toasted almonds
- 8 ounce can mandarin oranges drained and juice reserved
- 8 ounce can pineapple chunks or tidbits drained and juice reserved
Dressing
- 6 ounces Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons of reserved mandarin oranges juice
- 2 tablespoons of reserved pineapple juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Toast the almonds for 5 minutes in a 400 degree oven. Cool completely.
- Combine sour cream, mayonnaise, soy sauce, honey, salt and pepper, and 2 tablespoons of both the pineapple and mandarin juices.Set aside to thicken.
- In medium bowl, stir together chicken, pasta, celery, almonds, green onion and fruit.
- Pour dressing over the salad and stir to coat completely. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Chill until ready to serve. Store in a tightly sealed container for up to 3 days.
Notes
Yogurt or sour cream add a wonderful tang to this salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 498kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 561mg | Potassium: 524mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 898IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 3mg
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