Company Chicken Pasta Salad
(from mcognac’s recipe box)
Source: Tasty Tidbits; Recipezaar (from RecipeThing user saymyname)
Serves 6 peopleIngredients
- 2 cups conchiglie (small seashell pasta shapes)
- 3 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breasts , poached
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup diced dried apricot
- 1/2 cup sultana raisin
- salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄3; cup mayonnaise (use a good quality such as Hellmans, or do as I do and make your own)
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 cup cashews , toasted and chopped
Directions
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Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente (about 8 to 10 minutes); drain
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Run under cool water to chill and drain again
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In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, celery, apricots, raisins, cooked pasta, salt and white pepper, mixing well
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In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise, curry powder, cumin, coriander, rice vinegar and sugar; whisking ingredients together
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Toss this dressing with the chicken mixture
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Cover bowl and chill for at least 2 hours before serving
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Serve on chilled plates, sprinkling with the toasted cashews