Fruited Chicken Salad


Fruited Chicken Salad
10+ servings

Ingredients:
5-8 c cooked Bowtie Pasta, cooled
3-4 Chicken Breasts, cooked and diced, and cooled

2 cans drained Mandarin Oranges
2 cans Water Chestnuts, dice a bit
Large Bunch of Grapes, halved

Dressing:
1 c Mayo
1/2 tsp-1tsp Curry

Combine  ingredients in a large bowl. Mix dressing ingredient well, then coat ingredients well by stirring well. Refrigerate before serving.  You can absolutely half the recipe, but it keeps really well in the fridge for several days, so I always make a huge bowl of it.  I apologize the ingredient measurements aren't spot on, but it's a very forgiving recipe, one that I just whip up and never really need exact measurements for.

Warning: If your pasta and chicken isn't cooled really well, it will ruin the dressing, in a bad way. I recommend making your chicken well in advance.

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