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Asian Chicken Pasta Salad

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My sister in law gave me a recipe book the other day which was a compilation of recipes from neighbors that live around her. Inside I found this recipe for a bow-tie chicken salad.  I have had it before at several pot lucks that I have gone too.  I don’t know if it is exactly like the ones that I have had before, but I absolutely love this one!  This is a great salad to serve for your barbecue get together’s or is perfect to bring to any pot luck dinner! This Asian Chicken Pasta Salad is a recipe you definitely want to have handy.

Asian Chicken Pasta Salad
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Asian
Serves: 12 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cashews
  • 1 box (12 oz.) bow tie pasta, cooked and drained
  • 3 cups cooked cubed chicken (Can use precooked frozen chicken)
  • ⅓ cup chopped green onions
  • 1 can mandarin oranges, drained
  • ½ cup craisins
  • 4 cups fresh spinach
  • Dressing:
  • ½ cup canola oil
  • ⅓ cup lite soy sauce
  • ⅓ cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp. sesame oil
  • 3 Tbs. sugar (add more if you like it a little sweeter)
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp. fresh ginger, grated
  • ¼ cup. sesame seeds
Instructions
  1. Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain and cool.
  2. In a separate bowl, combine the dressing ingredients and whisk together.
  3. In a large salad bowl, combine the pasta, cooked chicken, green onions, mandarin oranges,
  4. cashews, craisins and spinach together.
  5. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss.
  6. (Add as much or little dressing as you like)
  7. For an easy pre-made dressing, try using Brianna's Ginger Mandarin Dressing instead.

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