Summer chicken pasta salad

Name: Summer chicken pasta salad
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup mayo; 1 cup sour cream; 1 packet Onion dip mix; 2 lbs cooked chicken cubed; 1 box of elbow noodles; Red onion, 1/2 cup, diced; 2 Green onions, chopped; 1 yellow squash, chopped; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 1 Bell pepper, diced; 1 cucumber, chopped; 2 tomatoes, cored and chopped; 1 can Whole kernel corn or fresh ear; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste; Ritz crackers; Parsley

7 steps

Prep:1hCook:10min

Fresh vegetables, chicken and pasta, in a creamy onion dip sauce. A cool meal on a hot day. Perfect for using your garden pickings at the end of summer. 🌿 🍅 🥒 🌽

Updated at: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 02:03:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories293.5 kcal (15%)

Total Fat16 g (23%)

Carbs27.7 g (11%)

Sugars3.7 g (4%)

Protein10.5 g (21%)

Sodium361.4 mg (18%)

Fiber2 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

20 servings

Instructions

Prep ingredients

Step 1

Make dressing: in small bowl, mix mayo, sour cream and spice mix. Stir until well blended. Cover and set aside in refrigerator for later.

Step 2

If needed cook chicken, cool and chop. (Leftover rotisserie chicken is an excellent shortcut.) I boil whatever chicken pieces I have on-hand, for 20-40 minutes, depending on thickness. Remove chicken to cool. Strain and save the water for cooking noodles.

Step 3

Cook noodles to box instructions, using the shortest recommended time for al dental paste. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Step 4

Prepare veggies. Gather whatever summer vegetables you have on hand that can be eaten raw. (If items need cooking, like broccoli or the yellow squash, add to the paste water during the last 4 minutes of cook time. Drain and rinse with cold water along with the pasta.) Chop all vegetables to roughly the same size as the pasta you're using.

Mix salad

Step 5

Combine cooled ingredients in an extra large mixing bowl. Best order: chicken and dressing first. Mix. Add noodles. Mix. Add vegetables. Mix. Taste and then add salt and pepper generously till satisfied.

Step 6

Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Step 7

Serve cold, with Ritz crackers.