Quick and Easy Garden Chicken Pasta Salad

"An extremely easy pasta salad from Kraft Foods. You can substitute or add any other ingredients you like. I sometimes add cubed mozzarella, Parmesan and fresh chicken. I'm making it today with cheese tortellini. This is my potluck "staple" in the summertime. Time does not include chill time."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
10 cups
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ingredients

  • 709.77 ml rotini pasta (8 oz.) or 709.77 ml pasta, of your choice cooked and drained (8 oz.)
  • 473.18 ml broccoli florets, lightly blanched
  • 354.88 ml three cheese ranch dressing or 354.88 ml regular ranch dressing
  • 170.09 g package cooked chicken breasts, cuts or 0 chopped red pepper
  • 118.29 ml chopped green pepper
  • 118.29 ml slivered onion
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directions

  • Toss all ingredients and refrigerate.
  • Can be made up to 2 days ahead.
  • Serve chilled or at room temperature.
  • Can be easily doubled.

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Reviews

  1. Easy to make and, boy, is it tasty! I made this for the MEP cookathon almost as written. Didn't bother blanching the broccoli since we like it crunchy raw. For the color, I threw in a hand full of grape tomatoes because the red pepper I bought was moldy inside. !!! I'll be making more of MEP's recipes soon.
     
  2. Loved this! I made it exactly as written other than using two grilled chicken breasts in place of the pre-cooked bagged strips. My DH says this is a keeper. I followed MEP'S posts on Zaar for years and will miss her.
     
  3. I made this a few days ago for the MEP cookathon. It was so good, though I am going to use fresh broccoli next time. I used frozen, because that is all I had, and I had a craving for this delicious salad. It turned out wonderful, even with the frozen broccoli. Thank you, MEP. You will be missed! I made this again, but I used fresh broccoli and regular pasta. It came out and tasted sooooo much better. I am adding two new photos. Thank you, MEP, for your great recipes and being you! ;)
     
  4. This is a light and tasty salad. Hearty enough to stand alone. I made this as directed but used my recipe for Texas Ranch Dressing. I used grilled chicken bites, but roasted chicken would have been good too. There are many variations that you could try with this versatile recipe. All the flavors were good together, and the colors appealing. Definately a recipe to keep in your printed cookbook. I made this in memory of The Mepster.
     
  5. This was, indeed, a quick and easy pasta salad. Made exactly as directed, with the exception of not having the red bell pepper, so I used all green pepper. My rotini pasta I had was also all just plain pasta color and next time I will go with the mixed colored pasta for more eye appeal. The flavor was wonderful and the pasta went over well with the crowd at the homecoming at church......will miss you MEP, but will always be able to keep you in my life with your amazing recipes.
     
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July 8, 2009: Our resident bionic woman lost her battle to cancer yesterday. MEP was a passionate, caring and beloved member of our community and she will be deeply missed. Our thoughts go out to her family, Gordy and Cakes, at this difficult time. Her vivacious spirit will live on here at Recipezaar. If you'd like to express your condolences, there is a thread here: <br> <br>http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=306823 <br> <br>and a cookathon here: <br> <br>http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=306828 <br> <br>Liza @ Recipezaar <br>****************************************************** <br> <br>I AM The Bionic Woman. <br> <br>I am married. To El Gordo for 29 years. <br> <br>I have one daughter whom I call Cakes, but is actually Caitlin. She's 18, and absolutely amazing. <br> <br>I also have a dog named Otis Voy - a Chocolate Lab who is 14 years old ! <br> <br>I am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1994. It came back again in 1996, and I then had a bone marrow transplant.Was cancer free for 12 years. <br> <br>I also had a liver transplant in 2005 - and I'm still here... <br> <br>And now I can add that I've just been diagnosed with Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) as a result of the above-mentioned cancer/bone marrow transplant. <br>The s--- never ends...and now...lung cancer! <br>A new challenge for The Bionic Woman!
 
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