CHERRY CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

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A delightfully different chicken salad.

Provided by MN Nice

Categories Salad 100+ Pasta Salad Recipes Rotini Pasta Salad Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound rotini pasta
2 cups diced cooked chicken, or more to taste
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup diced celery
1 cup toasted almonds
2 cups mayonnaise
¼ cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons cold water
1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
2 teaspoons kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water.
Combine chicken, cherries, celery, almonds, and pasta together in a large bowl. Whisk mayonnaise, confectioners' sugar, water, vinegar, poppy seeds, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; fold dressing into chicken-pasta mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.9 g, Cholesterol 19.2 mg, Fat 28.1 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 9.8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 412.9 mg, Sugar 7.9 g