Chicken Pasta Salad with Cashews and Dried Cranberries

By MarieR

Ingredients

• 3 cups bow tie (farfalle) pasta
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle bottled coleslaw dressing
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip™)
• 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 1/2 cups seedless green grapes, halved
• 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
• 2 (5 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained and quartered
• 2 cups thinly sliced celery
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 2 cups cashew halves
• 2 cups dried cranberries

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain, and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together coleslaw dressing, mayonnaise, and creamy salad dressing.

In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, green grapes, red grapes, water chestnuts, celery, and green onions. Stir in dressing, and mix well. Place the salad in the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours, or overnight. Mix in cashews and dried cranberries just before serving. Serve cold.