Chicken Salad with a Twist Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (3/4 cup)
  • Calories:
  • 215
  • Fat:
  • 10 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 28 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 338 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 18 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 12 g


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Chicken Salad with a Twist

Taste of Home

This colorful salad will disappear fast at your next potluck. I got the recipe from my cousin, who always has great dishes at her parties...and this recipe is no exception! —Valerie Hotl Cartersville, Georgia

SERVINGS: 12

CATEGORY: Salads

METHOD: Chill

TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces uncooked spiral pasta
  • 2-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 medium cucumber, seeded and chopped
  • 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
  • 1/3 cup zesty Italian salad dressing
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons spicy brown or horseradish mustard
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 plum tomatoes, chopped

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, chicken, onion, celery, cucumber and olives.
    In a small bowl, whisk the Italian dressing, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled. Just before serving, fold in tomatoes. Yield: 12 servings.


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