Chicken-Spinach Pasta Salad
Hot summer nights call for cool salads such as this. I created the recipe by accident one day when tossing together whatever ingredients I had on hand.6-8 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 1-3/4 cups uncooked small pasta shells
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 2-1/2 cups julienned cooked chicken
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- DRESSING:
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon minced chives
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- Dash each garlic powder and cayenne pepper
Directions
- Cook pasta according to package directions; rinse in cold water and
- drain well. In a large bowl, gently toss the pasta, spinach,
- chicken, blue cheese and pine nuts. In a small bowl, whisk the
- dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. Serve
- immediately. Yield: 6-8 servings.