Pasta Chicken Salad

I know there are one million cagillion recipes for chicken salad.... I just thought I would give you one more. It just happens to be my fav! Why? Because it is easy and delicious... of course!

Cook 1-2 pkgs bow tie pasta

Drain and allow to cool

2 cups celery, chopped

1 cup red grapes, sliced

1-20 oz can pineapple tidbits (drained)

In a separate bowl combine:

1 cup mayonnaise or miracle whip

1-16 oz bottle of Kraft Coleslaw dressing

2 Tbsp lemon juice

Dice cooked chicken breasts

Add chicken to the salad

Fold in dressing

Refrigerate for several hours

Add salt and pepper, to taste

So yummy!

Summer Salads Part 2

I am lovin' that it is Friday! Really and truly I want to go on a road trip. I drove Zac to Payson yesterday for a basketball tournament.... the sun was shining, music blasting, and I just wanted to keep going! I'm just sayin...

Anyway - today's salad is a delicious pasta salad! I am all about things that taste yummy and fix quickly. This salad fits both!

Pasta Salad

Start with 1 -2 pkgs multi-colored Rotini Pasta

Take a gigantic saucepan and fill with water

Bring to a boil and add the pasta

Flavor the water with a pinch of salt and drizzle of olive oil

After the pasta is tender, drain and allow to cool

Place in a large bowl

Slice pepperoni and white cheese

You can use Mozzarella Provolone, I used Swiss cheese

Find your beloved bottle of 'Cheese Fantastico'

Pour about 1/2 the bottle on mixture and toss

Now get creative...

Add veggies or artichokes or olives

Whatever sounds good!

Mix the remaining dressing in the salad and top with

freshly grated Parmesan Cheese

Refrigerate for several hours

Add a little salt and pepper right before serving!

Summer (sigh) Salads

Rain was in the forecast today and guess what... we didn't get it. Instead we got a glorious, beautiful, sunny blue day! Something happens inside me when the sun is out. You see things like kids on a corner selling lemonade, momma's outside planting flowers and smiling as they watch their little ones play in the yard, and the smell of a bbq filling the air for a neighborhood mile. I truly love the sun and the warmth and summer.

We had a little summer celebrating on Memorial Day and I made two yummy summer salads. Thought I would share them...

The Last Potato Salad Recipe you will ever need!!!

10 red potatoes

10 large eggs

1 cup mayo or miracle whip

1 cup sour cream

mustard (maybe 2 Tbsp)

2 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp pickle relish

Salt and pepper

Clean your potatoes and cut them into cubes

Boil until crisp tender

Drain and allow to cool

In the meantime let's get the eggs cookin'

For a perfect boiled egg every time...

Place eggs in the bottom of a saucepan

Make sure that they are all on the bottom of the pan in one layer

Bring to a boil and allow to boil for 3 minutes

Cover and let the eggs sit in the hot water of 10 minutes

Drain the hot water and replace with ice cold water

Once eggs have cooled you can shell and slice them

Combine potatoes and eggs

In a separate bowl mix the mayo, sour cream and mustard

Fold into the potato and egg

Add salt and pepper to taste

Then add sugar and pickle relish

Once all is combined cover tightly and refrigerate for several hours!

(Pasta Salad coming next!)