Thursday, July 21, 2011

Poppy Seed Chicken Salad

My Version: 
2-4 chicken breasts, cooked and diced or 1 can of chicken from Costco 
16 oz bow tie pasta cooked and cooled             
1 cup red seedless grapes, halved
20 oz puneapple tidbits, drained      
2 Golden Delicious Red Apples peeled and sliced                   
 1 pkg (1/2 a bottle) poppy seed dressing
 1 cup mayo


Mix all ingredients. Reserve dressing and mayo if you are not serving immediately. I like it chilled for an hour or two before serving so I put in the dressing and mayo and stick it in the fridge right away.  

My Mom's Version: 
8 oz colored spiral pasta, cooked and cooled     4 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
8 oz bow tie pasta cooked and cooled               1/2 cup red seedless grapes, halved
20 oz puneapple tidbits, drained                        1/2 cup green seedless grapes, halved
2 small cans sliced water chestnuts, drained      1 can cashews or 1 cup sunflower seeds
s cups celery, chopped                                     1 pkg poppy seed dressing
4 green onions, chopped                                   1 cup mayo
1 pkg craisins

mix all ingredients except last three.  Mix mayo and dressing and stir into salad just before serving. Add nuts or seeds just before serving.  Feeds 20!

1 comment:

  1. Sweet! Thanks for adding this - it was absolutely delicious! I loved the Poppy Seed dressing in it!

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