Southwestern Chicken And Macaroni Salad Recipes

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook and drain rotini as directed on package. Rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix chicken, avocado, tomato, corn, onions and cheese. In small bowl, mix mayonnaise and salsa.
• Add rotini to salad; stir gently to mix. Add mayonnaise mixture to salad; toss to coat. Arrange lettuce blend on individual plates. Spoon salad over lettuce. Sprinkle with cilantro.

SOUTHWESTERN MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, tomatoes, corn, green pepper, red onion and olives., In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the lime juice, oil, vinegar and seasonings; shake well. Pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Season the chicken strips with cayenne red pepper (to taste) or Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle seasoning (to taste) - set aside.
• Cook pasta 'al dente' - drain and rinse well with cold water.
• In large bowl combine pasta, peppers, corn, beans and onion.
• Next add the chicken, seasonings and mayo. Fold together (pasta and kidney beans can fall apart if you mix too hard).
• Add more seasonings to taste if needed.
• Chill overnight.

SOUTHWEST CHICKEN PASTA SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to directions on package.
• While pasta is cooking, mix together (in a VERY large bowl) the cooked chicken, bell peppers, tomatoes, olives, corn, onion, black beans, pinto beans, and taco seasoning.
• After pasta is finished cooking, mix it into the bowl with other ingredients (do not add cheese at this point because the hot pasta has a tendency to melt it, so wait to add the cheese until the pasta has completely cooled down).
• In a separate bowl, mix together dressing ingredients and fold into pasta/vegetable mixture. Stir until all ingredients are coated with dressing.
• Fold in cheese at this time and place in the fridge. I prefer to eat this after it has been in the fridge for at least 2-4 hours, but it tastes even better after staying in the fridge overnight.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain; rinse under cold running water and drain again.
• Transfer pasta to large bowl. Add oil and toss to coat. Mix in chicken, green onions, tomatoes, hominy, beans, taco sauce and cilantro. Season salad generously with salt and pepper.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN AND MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• preheat oven to 450 degrees f. line a baking sheet with heavyduty foil. place peppers on baking sheet, cut sides down. roast 20 to 25 min or until skin is blistered and charred. bring the foil up around peppers and edges together to enclose. let stand 15 min or until cool enough to handle. using a sharp knife, loosen the edges of the skins, gently pulloff skins and discard, chop peppers.
• meanwhile, cook chicken and macaroni to package directions,. drain macaroni and rinse well under cold water; set aside. cut chicken into1/2 inch pieces
• in a large bowl combine cream cheese and half the salsa. beat with a electric mixer on low speed until smooth, gradually beat in remaining salsa' add chopped peppers and macaroni; toss to combine. gently fold in avacado and chicken. chill for 2 hours and serve ummmmm

CURRIED CHICKEN AND GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, stir dressing ingredients until well mixed.
• Fold in chicken, celery and grapes. Sprinkle with almonds.