Chicken And Cashew Salad Recimeal

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups pasta, rotini, uncooked
• 1 cup pea pods, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 2 (10 ounce) cans premium chunk breast chicken, drained and flaked
• 1 (5 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained
• 1/2 small red bell pepper, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup light mayonnaise or 1 cup salad dressing
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup roasted unsalted cashews

Recipe

• 1 prepare pasta according to package directions, adding pea pods during last 30 seconds of cooking. drain and cool pasta and pea pods. in a large bowl, combine pasta and pea pods with chicken, water chestnuts, bell pepper, onion and carrots. combine mayonnaise, brown sugar, vinegar and salt; toss with salad. refrigerate for several hours or overnight. just before serving, fold in cashews.
• 2 nutritional information per serving: calories 490; total fat 21g; saturated fat 4g; cholesterol 50mg; sodium 890mg; carbohydrate 55g; fiber 3g; protein 24g; vitamin a 35%dv*; vitamin c 45%dv; calcium 4%dv; iron 15%dv per serving, this dish provides from mypyramid: about 1/2 cup vegetable group; 1 ounces grains group; 3 1/2 ounces meat and beans group *daily value.