Cashew-Chicken Rotini Salad

fresh, fruity salad
Fresh, fruity salad
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Ingredients

1 (16-oz) package Pasta spiral or rotini
4 cups Chicken cubed cooked
1 (20-oz) can Pineapple tidbits, drained
1½ cups Celery sliced
Âľ cup Green onion thinly sliced
1 cup Red Grapes seedless
1 cup Green grapes seedless
1 (5-oz) package Cranberries dried
1 cup Ranch salad dressing
Âľ cup Mayonnaise
2 cups Cashews salted

Nutritional information

661
calories
37g
fat
59g
carbohydrates
23g
protein
44mg
cholesterol
451mg
sodium
Ingredients

Cashew-Chicken Rotini Salad

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This Cashew-Chicken Rotini Salad is a delicious fresh fruity pasta salad. Make this for you next picnic or cook out and watch as the contents of the bowl disappear. Everyone loves the refreshing combination of chicken, pineapple, celery, onions, grapes, and cranberries with tight rotini pasta spirals, topped with crunchy cashews. 

To make this salad, start by cooking pasta. Combine chicken, pineapple, celery, onions, grapes, and cranberries in a bowl and add the cooked pasta. To make the salad dressing, mix ranch dressing and mayonnaise. Dress the salad and cover and chill for at least an hour. Just before serving, stir in crunchy cashews.

To make my Cashew-Chicken Rotini Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

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Steps to make Cashew-Chicken Rotini Salad

1

Cook pasta

10

Cook the pasta in boiling water according to the package directions.

2

Combine salad ingredients

2

Mix 4 cups of cubed chicken, 1 can of pineapple tidbits, 1½ cups of sliced celery, ¾ cup of thinly sliced green onions, 1 cup each of seedless red and green grapes and 1 pack of dried cranberries together in a large salad bowl.

3

Add pasta

3

Remove pasta from the heat and drain. Add to the salad bowl with the ingredients.

4

Dress salad

3

Whisk 1 cup of ranch dressing and Âľ cup of mayonnaise in a small bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well.

5

Chill

1h

Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

6

Serve

Stir through 2 cups of salted cashews before serving.

My Cashew-Chicken Rotini Salad recipe is a delicious fruit pasta salad with the crunch of cashew nuts. Try it soon and don’t forget to come back to leave a review if you make this salad.

Jelena is an interior designer and young mom! As a busy working mom, her time is precious so she’s always looking for a quick and efficient way to get things done. Jelena is very creative, but has a strong practical side. She loves trying new things and travels a lot, especially around Europe. The kitchen is Jelena’s safe space, where she can let her creative side out and dedicate herself to her favorite hobby - cooking!

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Athina

Delicious fresh chicken salad!

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