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.
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/asian-chicken-pasta-salad/