Fruited Chicken Pasta Salad

Source: My cousin, Charilyn Peterson Wright


Ingredients:

• 2 16-oz. rotini pasta (cooked and drained)
• 1 20-oz. cans pineapple tidbits (drained)
• 6 green onions (chopped small)
• 4-5 c. celery (about 1 pkg., chopped small)
• 6 chicken breasts (cooked in CrockPot, shredded, and cooled)
• 1 6-oz. pkg. dried cranberries
• 2 c. cashews

Mix all of the above.

Add:

• 2 c. mayo
• 2 16-oz. bottles coleslaw dressing (Kraft or Litehouse)

Comments:

This was the chicken salad recipe that all the Wihongi family made for Charbri's very Polynesian (Maori & Samoan) wedding reception in July. It's a lot like the other chicken pasta salad I posted on here when the Bistro was first "founded," but a bit more "fruity" with the pineapple and cranberries. (I personally prefer it without the cashews. . .just not wild about nuts in my chicken salads.) A huge hit!