Autumn Pasta Salad

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 (8-ounce) package elbow macaroni or other small pasta shape
• 1 cup chopped cooked rotisserie chicken
• 1 cup chopped apples
• 1 cup chopped pears
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped candied walnuts
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt

Details

Servings 6
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta to desired doneness; drain well and cool. (Rinse with cold water to cool quickly; drain well.)

In a large bowl, combine cooled pasta, the chicken, apples, pears, cranberries, celery, and candied walnuts; mix well.

In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, maple syrup, vinegar, and salt; blend well. Pour mayonnaise mixture over pasta mixture; toss lightly then serve immediately.

Notes:

If you're not serving this salad immediately, you may want to wait to add the pears and walnuts just before serving, so they stay nice 'n' crunchy. You can also add an additional 1/4 cup mayonnaise to moisten the salad just before serving.