Party Chicken And Pasta Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 16 ounces rotini pasta
• 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 cup thinley sliced celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 12 ounces snow peas, trimed, halved crosswise
• 2 cups red seedless grapes or 2 cups green grapes, halved
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained, reserving liquid
• 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 6 -8 leaves lettuce
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh gingerroot
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 drain.
• 3 rinse with cold water.
• 4 drain well.
• 5 in a very large bowl, combine all other salad ingredients except almonds and lettuce.
• 6 in a small bowl combine all dressing ingredients including 2 t pineapple juice: mix well.
• 7 add pasta and half the almonds to the salad mixing gently.
• 8 add dressing, toss to coat.
• 9 line serving bowl with lettuce.
• 10 spoon salad over lettuce.
• 11 sprinkle with remaining almonds.