Best Mandarin Pasta Salad Recipes

MANDARIN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing, whisk together the ginger root, rice vinegar, orange juice, vegetable oil, sesame oil, soup mix, sugar, and garlic until well blended. Cover, and refrigerate until needed.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the bowtie pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain, and rinse under cold water. Place pasta in a large bowl.
• To make the salad, toss the cucumber, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, carrot, spinach, mandarin oranges, chicken, and almonds with the pasta. Pour the dressing over the salad mixture, and toss again to coat evenly. Serve immediately.

MANDARIN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD - PAMPERED CHEF

Steps:

• For dressing combine gingerroot, vinegar, orange juice, vegetable oil, sesame oil, soup mix, sugar and garlic; whisk until well blended.
• For salad, cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse under cold water. Place pasta in a large serving bowl.
• While pasta is cooking, slice cucumber, dice bell pepper , and chop onion.
• Add cucumber, bell pepper, onion, spinach, mandarin oranges, chicken and almonds to pasta.
• Pour dressing over salad; toss well and serve immediately.

MANDARIN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook chicken until tender. (I cook mine in a pressure saucepan). When cool, remove skin, debone and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Prepare pasta according to package directions to al dente. Rinse in cold water. Drain well.
• Add chicken to pasta. Stir in grapes and pecans.
• Mix together dressing ingredients, blending well. Toss with chicken and pasta mixture.
• Gently fold in mandarin orange sections.
• Chill at least one hour.

MANDARIN PASTA SPINACH SALAD WITH TERIYAKI DRESSING RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Prepare the dressing by mixing together all of the ingredients in a jar or container with a tight lid. Mix thoroughly and refrigerate until ready to serve. Put the cooked and cooled pasta in a large bowl. Add the cleaned spinach, raisins, nuts, oranges and cilantro. Just before serving, add dressing, toss and serve.

MANDARIN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1.To make the dressing, whisk together the ginger root, rice vinegar, orange juice, vegetable oil, sesame oil, soup mix, sugar, and garlic until well blended. Cover, and refrigerate until needed. 2.Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the bowtie pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain, and rinse under cold water. Place pasta in a large bowl. 3.To make the salad, toss the cucumber, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, carrot, spinach, mandarin oranges, chicken, and almonds with the pasta. Pour the dressing over the salad mixture, and toss again to coat evenly. Serve immediately.

MANDARIN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water; set aside. In a large skillet, saute chicken and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink; sprinkle with seasoned salt. Remove with a slotted spoon; set aside., In the same skillet, saute water chestnuts for 2-3 minutes. Drain oranges, reserve 1/2 cup juice. In a large serving bowl, combine oranges, pasta, chicken, water chestnuts, peas, mushrooms, carrots and onions., In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, honey, ginger and reserved mandarin orange juice; shake well. Pour over pasta mixture and toss. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Refrigerate until serving.

MANDARIN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Directions Mix together dressing ingredients, cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Rinse cook pasta under cold water and drain, Combine pasta and remainder of salad ingredients. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Serve immediately.

MANDARIN PASTA SPINACH SALAD WITH TERIYAKI DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
• While pasta is boiling, prepare the dressing. In a jar combine all dressing ingredients. Cover and shake to combine. Chill until ready to use.
• In a large bowl toss together pasta, spinach, raisins, nuts, mandarin oranges, and cilantro. Just before serving pour dressing over salad, toss, and serve.

MANDARIN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, rinsing with cold water; set aside.
• In large skillet, saute chicken and garlic in butter until chicken juices run clear; sprinkle with seasoned salt. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon; set aside.
• In same skillet, saute water chestnuts for 2-3 minutes. Meanwhile, drain oranges, reserving 1/2 cup juice. In a large serving bowl, combine oranges, pasta, chicken, water chestnuts, peas, mushrooms, carrots and onions.
• In a quart-sized jar or similar container with tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, honey, ginger and reserved mandarin orange juice; shake well. Pour over pasta mixture and toss. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Refrigerate until serving.

MANDARIN PASTA SPINACH SALAD WITH TERYAKI DRESSING

Steps:

• Instructions Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside. While pasta is boiling, prepare the dressing. In a jar combine all dressing ingredients. Cover and shake to combine. Chill until ready to use. In a large bowl toss together pasta, spinach, raisins, nuts, mandarin oranges, and cilantro. Just before serving pour dressing over salad, toss, and serve.

MANDARIN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Start with the dressing. Finely chop gingeroot . In small bowl, whisk gingerroot, garlic, vinegar, orange juice, vegetable oil, sesame oil, soup mix & sugar. Cover, refrigerate until ready to use.
• 2. For salad, cook pasta according to package, drain and rinse under cold running water. Place pasta in large bowl. Meanwhile score cucumber with a fork, remove seeds using a corer, slice cuke and cut slices in half. Dice bell pepper, coarsely chop onion. Add cuke, bell pepper, onion, spinach, mandarin oranges, chicken and almonds to pasta. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Serve immediately.