Chicken Pasta Salad with Cashews and Dried Cranberries

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Everyone always loves this delicious pasta salad combining fruit, crunchy cashews, scallions, celery, and water chestnuts with chicken. You can't go wrong with this recipe!

Submitted by Caitlin
Published on January 8, 2015
Prep Time:
35 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Additional Time:
2 hrs
Total Time:
2 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups bow tie (farfalle) pasta

  • 1 (16 ounce) bottle bottled coleslaw dressing

  • ½ cup mayonnaise

  • ½ cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip™)

  • 4 cups cubed cooked chicken

  • 1 ½ cups seedless green grapes, halved

  • 1 ½ cups seedless red grapes, halved

  • 2 (5 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained and quartered

  • 2 cups thinly sliced celery

  • ½ cup thinly sliced green onions

  • 2 cups cashew halves

  • 2 cups dried cranberries

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain, and set aside.

  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together coleslaw dressing, mayonnaise, and creamy salad dressing.

  3. In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, green grapes, red grapes, water chestnuts, celery, and green onions. Stir in dressing, and mix well. Place the salad in the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours, or overnight. Mix in cashews and dried cranberries just before serving. Serve cold.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

929 Calories
50g Fat
88g Carbs
37g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 929
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 50g 64%
Saturated Fat 10g 48%
Cholesterol 85mg 28%
Sodium 695mg 30%
Total Carbohydrate 88g 32%
Dietary Fiber 7g 24%
Total Sugars 53g
Protein 37g 73%
Vitamin C 12mg 13%
Calcium 71mg 5%
Iron 5mg 29%
Potassium 811mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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