Chicken Poppyseed Pasta Salad

Name: Chicken Poppyseed Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, American, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 14.5oz Penne Pasta; 1/2 Cup thinly sliced celery; 1/2 small onion finely diced; 1/2 Cup dried cranberries; 18 oz Poppyseed Dressing; 1/2 rotisserie chicken, diced and deboned

2 steps

Prep:15minCook:10min

This is great for a hot summer gathering! Chilled pasta with rotisserie chicken, celery and creamy and slightly sweet poppyseed dressing. I got this originally from my boss but have made slight changes to it to better suit my taste buds.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:35:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories605.9 kcal (30%)

Total Fat33.2 g (47%)

Carbs63.7 g (24%)

Sugars23.3 g (26%)

Protein16.7 g (33%)

Sodium679.6 mg (34%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

14.5 ozPenne Pasta

½ cupcelery

thinly sliced

0.5onion

small, finely diced

½ cupdried cranberries

18 ozPoppyseed Dressing

0.5rotisserie chicken

diced and deboned

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta to package instructions just beyond Al dente. Rinse in cold water and drain well. Place in large bowl with remaining ingredients. Stir well. Refrigerate overnight before serving.

Step 2

I add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water to the empty salad dressing bottle, shake well and add to the mixture. It will appear watery. Don’t worry! Overnight, the pasta and dried cranberries will soak up a lot of that excess liquid. This will help it become the right level of sauciness the next day. I use Barilla Protein + pasta cooked for ten minutes and Briannas Poppyseed dressing. You can also substitute two chicken breasts for the rotisserie chicken. I have just found that Costco’s rotisserie price is really good and I can make two meals out of it for my family of 4. It also adds a nice layer of additional flavor to the dish.