L&B Cherry Chicken Pasta Salad
This sweet and crunchy pasta salad is one of our most popular deli items … and now you can make it yourself at home!
Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)
L&B Cherry Chicken Pasta Salad
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time15 Minutes
Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil for frying
2 ¼ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 16-ounce package shell pasta or gnocchi
¾ cup thinly sliced celery
¾ cup chopped red onion
1 5-ounce package dried cherries
1 ¼ cups mayonnaise
1 ¼ cups L&B Poppy Seed Dressing
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
Lettuce or spinach, for serving
Directions
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a nonstick skillet. Brown the chicken breasts on all sides until the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Drain and discard the juices.
- Remove the chicken from the pan, cool and cut into cubes. Tip: for even faster prep, use our L&B Ready To Heat Pulled Chicken in the deli.
- Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water, according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken, pasta, celery, onions and cherries.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, L&B Poppy Seed Dressing, salt, and pepper.
- Fold 1 ¾ cups dressing mixture into the salad, cover, and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Note: the remaining dressing mixture should be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- To serve, fold in the walnuts, add additional dressing if desired, and serve over a bed of your favorite greens.
Nutritional Information
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15 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 6 servings
Our Family Vegetable Oil, 40 Ounce
$6.39$0.16/oz
Bell & Evans Bulk Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, 6 Ounce
$3.99$0.67/oz
Creamette Small Shells Pasta, 16 Ounce
$2.29$0.14/oz
Dole Fresh Celery, 1 Each
$2.99
Red Onions, 1 Pound
$2.49 avg/ea$2.49/lb
L&B Dried Tart Red Cherries, 7 Ounce
$9.99$1.43/oz
Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, 15 Ounce
$4.99$0.33/oz
L&B Poppy Seed Dressing, 13 Ounce
$7.99$0.61/oz
Morton Salt, 26 Ounce
$2.69$0.10/oz
L&B Cracked Black Pepper, 1.7 Ounce
$6.79$3.99/oz
L&B Chopped Walnuts, 4 Ounce
$5.99$1.50/oz
Spinach Leaves Bunched, 1 Each
$3.49
Nutritional Information
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Directions
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a nonstick skillet. Brown the chicken breasts on all sides until the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Drain and discard the juices.
- Remove the chicken from the pan, cool and cut into cubes. Tip: for even faster prep, use our L&B Ready To Heat Pulled Chicken in the deli.
- Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water, according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken, pasta, celery, onions and cherries.
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, L&B Poppy Seed Dressing, salt, and pepper.
- Fold 1 ¾ cups dressing mixture into the salad, cover, and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Note: the remaining dressing mixture should be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- To serve, fold in the walnuts, add additional dressing if desired, and serve over a bed of your favorite greens.