Mary Poulin's Pasta Salad

Name: Mary Poulin's Pasta Salad
Total time: P1H
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: pasta; peas, frozen; walnuts; celery; sweet red bell peppers; chicken breasts; swiss cheese; black olives; mayonnaise; lemon juice; salad dressing, italian; seasoning; kosher salt; black pepper

Submitted by lynn in ma

A very different twist on tradional pasta/macaroni salad. Loaded with ingredients, this could be a meal in itself.

YIELD

10 servings

PREP

50 min

COOK

0 min

READY

1½ hrs

Ingredients

POUND PASTA
Radiatore (pasta ruffles) or Campanelle (ruffled bells), cooked, drained and cooled

1 ¼

CUPS PEAS, FROZEN
do not thaw *

CUP WALNUTS
toasted, coarsely chopped

STALKS CELERY
strings removed, sliced *

LARGE SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
diced

CHICKEN BREASTS
Halves, bone-in, skin on, baked with Shake N Bake, cooled until able to handle, removed from bones, cut into 1" pieces

OUNCES SWISS CHEESE
Deli hunk, cubed into 1" pieces

CUP BLACK OLIVES
pitted, cut in half *

5 ½

TABLESPOONS MAYONNAISE

2 ½

TEASPOONS LEMON JUICE
fresh is best

SPLASH SALAD DRESSING, ITALIAN
I use Ken's *

TEASPOON SEASONING
Mrs. Dash original or Lawry's seasoning salt *

TEASPOON KOSHER SALT
or to taste

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER
or to taste, freshly ground

Directions

Carefully mix all together in large bowl or roasting pan. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow ingredients to marry. Serve cold.

Wonderful accompaniment to barbequed ribs, grilled burgers, dogs or as a light lunch.

* not incl. in nutrient facts

Comments

lynn in ma

I made this today using campanelle because I couldn't find the radiatore this week. In fact, you could use just about any pasta shape for this salad. Bow ties would also be great. Can't wait to enjoy this later today.

happyzhangbo

This pasta salad sounds like a well-balanced combination on both flavor and texture. The colorful photo looks so appetizing. Toasted walnuts, olives, swiss cheese... Yum!

Nutrition Facts

89g

Amount per Serving