Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad

Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad is loaded with cashews, grapes, chicken, pasta and dried cranberries. It’s covered in a ranch dressing and is the best Pasta Salad recipe for summer. Make it for all of your potlucks, BBQs and parties.

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The BEST Pasta Salad Recipe

This easy pasta salad would be the perfect 4th of July side dish! Really, it’s perfect any time, all year round. Trust me, I make it all the time. Any gathering and I’ll volunteer to bring the side dish and this is my go to winner!

I made this last weekend for Kinzee’s baptism. I needed two different salads to make and this was one of them and the other was my Strawberry Tapioca Salad. I love the juicy grapes in it and crunchy cashews.

We served this Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad with my  famous Sweet ‘n’ Sour Meatballs and they were a hit like usual. If you haven’t checked out this recipe you must!

If you are looking for a delicious pasta salad recipe that’s a little different than the norm you guys have to try this! This recipe for chicken pasta salad with grapes is loaded with so many amazing flavors from the chicken, grapes, cranberries and cashews. It is going to become your new favorite pasta salad recipe!

What do I need to make Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad?

While this is just a snippet of what the ingredients are, it shows you that there aren’t that many that you’ll need. The entire recipe can be viewed below!

• Rotini
• Cooked chicken
• Green Grapes
• Red Grapes
• Dried Cranberries
• Ranch Salad Dressing
• Mayonnaise
• Salted Cashews

How do I make Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad?

• Cook Pasta – Prepare the rotini according the package directions, drain and rinse pasta in cold water
• Mix Pasta Salad – In a large bowl combine chicken, grapes and cranberries. Add in pasta.
• Prepare dressing – In a mixing bowl whisk together ranch dressing and mayonnaise. Pour over pasta salad
• Refrigerate – Chill for at least one hour before serving.
• Add Cashews – Right before serving stir in cashews

More Pasta Salad Recipes!

• Pepperoni Cold Pasta Salad
• Pesto Pasta Salad
• Tuna Pasta Salad
• Broccoli Pasta Salad

Serve these Main Dishes with your Pasta Salad!

• BBQ Chicken Marinade
• Barbecue Baked Chicken Drumsticks
• Barbecue Ribs
• Instant Pot French Onion Meatloaf

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Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad Recipe

Loaded with Cashews, Grapes, Chicken, Pasta and Dried Cranberries! Perfect Pasta Salad Recipe for the Summer!

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad, cold pasta salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 16

Calories: 537kcal

Author: Julie Evink

Ingredients

• 16 oz rotini
• 4 c. cubed cooked chicken
• 1 c. seedless green grapes halved
• 1 c. seedless red grapes halved
• 5 oz dried cranberries
• 1 c. ranch salad dressing
• 3/4 c. mayonnaise
• 2 c. salted cashews

Instructions

• Cook the pasta according to packaged directions. Drain pasta and rinse in cold water.
• In a large bowl combine chicken, grapes and cranberries. Add pasta.
• In a small bowl, whisk ranch dressing and mayonnaise. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Just before serving stir in cashews.

Nutrition

Calories: 537kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 493mg | Potassium: 521mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 2.1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2.6mg

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