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chicken garden pasta salad

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Recipe by
Denise Miles
@milesde2000
Auburn, AL

Our A/C went on the Fritz, So decided to make cold pasta salads until it was fixed. I came up with this recipe. Chicken, asparagus, Zucchini, and pasta. I made up Uncle Dan's Dressing from a dry packet mix, but it can be made with any ranch dressing you like. You also may use rotisserie chicken if you prefer. Hubby loved it! Great Summer picnic salad.

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yield 6 -8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr 55 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For chicken garden pasta salad

  • 1-1/2 lb
    boneless chicken breast cooked and cubed
  • 1/2 sm
    red onion-finely diced
  • 1 md
    green zucchini- sliced and quartered
  • 1/2 lb
    asparagus, fresh. cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 lb
    dry spaghetti
  • 1 pt
    grape tomatoes-cut in half
  • ranch dressing

How To Make chicken garden pasta salad

  • 1
    Cook Chicken and cube into bite-sized pieces. set aside.
  • 2
    Cook Broken in half Spaghetti pasta until al Dente'. Drain and rinse with Cold water. Set aside. If noodles start to stick together, drizzle w/ a little Olive oil and toss.
  • 3
    Blanch both Zucchini and asparagus for 5 min. or until crisp tender. Drain and set aside to drain. Add to a Large re sealable container. Add in pasta. Toss together.
  • 4
    Cut grape in half. Add to container or bowl. Toss again. Dice red onion too. Add Ranch dressing. Toss to coat well. Chill 2 hours before serving.
  • 5
    You can add any other garden Vegetable like radishes, cucumber, or shredded carrot etc. Happy Eatin' Ya'll as we say in the south!
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