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Chicken Pasta Salad with Grapes and Poppy Seed Dressing

Course Salads & Dressings
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® classic pasta salad mix
  • 1/2 cup poppy seed dressing refrigerated
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken cooked, cut-up
  • 3/4 cup red grapes halved
  • 1/2 cup celery thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup almonds slivered, toasted

Poppy Seed Dressing

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil or light olive oil
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 tsp dried mustard
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
  • In a large bowl, stir together seasoning mix and dressing. Add pasta and remaining ingredients; toss to combine. Serve immediately, or refrigerate.

Poppy Seed Dressing

  • Prep Time 1 minute Cook Time 1 minute Total Time 2 minutes Servings 1 cup
  • In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine oil, vinegar, sugar, poppy seeds, mustard, and salt. Shake vigorously and allow flavors to blend at room temperature, at least 30 minutes.

Notes

Chicken Pasta Salad with Grapes and Poppy Seed Dressing

Chicken Pasta Salad with Grapes and Poppy Seed Dressing
Pull off a dinner pasta salad in less than 30 minutes. Six easy ingredients are all you need.
  • To toast almonds, sprinkle in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until almonds begin to brown, then stirring constantly until they are light brown.
  • Dried cherries can be used instead of the red grapes.
  • You can use frozen diced cooked chicken, thawed, or cut-up deli rotisserie chicken.
Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing
A deliciously sweet Poppy Seed Dressing made with 6 pantry staples! Perfect for fruit and vegetable salads, this makes any side dish taste like dessert!