A Crowd Pleaser - Spinach and Chicken Pasta Salad
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, by Leigh Anne
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“Feeding the people we love”
Today’s recipe is a definite crowd pleaser - I know that because I have fixed this salad for a total of about 600 people!! Most recently, I fixed this salad for a luncheon I did for the American Mother’s State Convention this past Saturday. I have also served it to a church group of 450 woman! Yes - that is 450 people all at one time. Each time I fix it I have numerous requests for the recipe.
Last week a sweet friend emailed me about a salad someone had brought to her daughter’s book club that was delicious - she sent me the recipe and it was this recipe! The gal that brought it had been at the church dinner I served it at. So this one is a definite keeper!
I originally got the recipe from my husband’s cousin when she brought it to my in-law’s 80th birthday party (their birthdays are 5 days apart!) Thank you Kelly!
I love this salad because it is a complete meal - it has spinach, chicken and pasta. It is also fairly inexpensive so you can feed a crowd on a budget! It is an easy one to stretch if you need to - just add more spinach. it also looks pretty on the plate because of the different colors - the oranges, craisinets. It also has great texture - the crunch of the water chestnuts, peanuts and sesame seeds and the addition of pasta and chicken just make it the perfect full meal salad.
So if you ever have to fix dinner for 450 women you now have the perfect recipe - it’s great for just your family dinner too!
16 oz. bow tie pasta, cooked al dente
Dressing:1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup Yoshida’s gourmet sauce
2/3 cup white wine vinegar
6 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Salad consists of:
20 oz. bag of spinach
1 6 oz. bag craisins
3 cans mandarin oranges, drained
2 cans sliced water chestnuts, drained
1/2 cup parsley chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
6 oz. peanuts
2 cups chicken, cut into pieces.
Blend dressing in blender. Mix dressing and pasta and marinade for 2 hours (in a ziploc bag). Combine rest and add pasta and dressing and toss
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Linda » Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 5:59 am