Mexican Chicken Pasta Salad

"Cool, refreshing salad with a Mexican flavor. This can be served as a side dish or entree. (Prep time includes 1 hour refrigeration time)"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 25mins
Ingredients:
19
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook pasta according to package directions, drain, rinse, and set aside.
  • Combine all vegetables in a large bowl.
  • Combine all dressing ingredients; stir thoroughly.
  • Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat.
  • Chill 1 hour, then serve.
  • Note: Instead of mixing lettuce into salad, you can layer it on top to keep it from wilting.

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Reviews

  1. Great tasting salad. The flavour combination worked well. I sprinkled the chicken breasts lightly with Tex-Mex seasoning before browning in roasted garlic olive oil. If short on time I think ranch dressing would work well with this salad.
     
  2. Very simple and easy to prepare. Had a nice mild flavor accentuated by cumin and cilantro. A cool and refreshing choice that would be good for picnics as well as pot-lucks and warm-weather days!
     
  3. This is a very good salad. I omited the bell pepper due to stomach sensitivity & it was still very flavorful. I also decreased the fat content by using light sour cream & light best foods mayonaise to create the dressing. I'm sure you'd never notice the difference.
     
  4. Good salad. We liked all the mix of flavors. I left out the chicken and added avocado. Served with a queasadilla for meatless Mon.
     
  5. I made this last night for dinner and my family enjoyed the flavor of it. DS did pick out some of the veggies, but otherwise ate it all. I loved the flavors of the dressing with the pasta, lettuce and chicken. This makes such a nice light dinner for these warmer evenings. Thank you for sharing with us, we will make this again this summer.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Very good, I used jalapeo peppers instead of the green chilies, took it to work and everybody loved it. Thanks
     

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