Name: Little Nancy's Pasta Salad with Fruit and Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Uncooked tri-color rotini pasta - 1 pound; Cooked chicken, diced - 1 pound; Seedless red grapes, halved - 1 pound; Celery, thinly sliced horizontally - 2 stalks; Mandarin oranges, drained and liquid reserved - 2 (8 ounce) cans; Water chestnuts, drained and sliced (Optional) - 1 (8 ounce) can; Chopped cashews (Optional) - 1 cup; Fresh mint leaves, chopped, or to taste - 1 sprig; Cinnamon, or to taste - 1 pinch; Mandarin orange-flavored whipped yogurt - 2 (8 ounce) containers; Mayonnaise - 1 cup; Chicken bouillon granules - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Little Nancy's Pasta Salad with Fruit and Chicken

1. Uncooked tri-color rotini pasta 1 pound

2. Cooked chicken, diced 1 pound

3. Seedless red grapes, halved 1 pound

4. Celery, thinly sliced horizontally 2 stalks

5. Mandarin oranges, drained and liquid reserved 2 (8 ounce) cans

6. Water chestnuts, drained and sliced (Optional) 1 (8 ounce) can

7. Chopped cashews (Optional) 1 cup

8. Fresh mint leaves, chopped, or to taste 1 sprig

9. Cinnamon, or to taste 1 pinch

10. Mandarin orange-flavored whipped yogurt 2 (8 ounce) containers

11. Mayonnaise 1 cup

12. Chicken bouillon granules 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Little Nancy's Pasta Salad with Fruit and Chicken

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

Combine cooked pasta, chicken, grapes, celery, oranges, water chestnuts, cashews, mint leaves, and cinnamon in a large bowl.

3 . Stage

Mix yogurt, mayonnaise, and chicken bouillon for dressing together in a bowl until well blended. Pour dressing over pasta salad and toss lightly until all ingredients are coated. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes.