My family usually eats salad as a side dish to a meat recipe. It serves as our carbohydrates amidst the sea of proteins. We love a good salad bowl because it reminds us of home. My husband particularly loves chicken salad because he grew up eating that in almost every meal. Whenever I make salad, he looks like a happy kid. This chicken salad is a really tasty version – everyone will love it even kids. It’s a family-friendly recipe that will be appreciated by anyone who tastes it.
Check out what our friends from Thumb In Plum have to say about this recipe:
“Imagine a cool bowl in your heated palms, cold pasta satisfying a hunger built up from the heat of the day.”
A good creamy salad with the tastiest dressing is really the perfect way to cap off your day. Whether it’s spring, winter, fall, or summer, a pasta bowl is always a good idea. Nothing tastes like home best other than homemade salad cooked in the comforts of your own kitchen.
Ingredients
- 3 Tyson chicken breasts, cooked, cubed, and cooled
- 3 carrots, finely grated
- 3 celery stalks, diced
- 1 box Ronco rainbow rotini pasta
- 3/4 cup Sargento jack cheese, cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick garlic powder
- 1 cup Hidden Valley ranch dressing
- 1/3 cup Kraft mayonnaise
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- After cooking and draining the pasta (I like mine al dente), rinse and drain again with cold water. Ice water will help speed the process
- Combine remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl. When everything is equally distributed add the pasta and mix in
- Transfer the pasta salad to the refrigerator. Serve chilled
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Quick Tip: You can serve this as a side dish or a main course. You can also serve this with vegetables and bread if you like.
Thanks again to Thumb In Plum for this amazing recipe.
