cherry chicken pasta salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 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
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

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


• 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.