Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad

This was so delicious! We ate it as dinner served with some breadsticks and then I ate it for lunch several times.  The mixture of flavors is so good.  The only issue is it makes a giant bowl (serves 12) so if you are not feeding a crowd you may want to half it. We did eat every bit of it though. 

Cashew Chicken Rotini Salad

adapted from Taste of Home

1 pound rotini pasta

4 cups chicken, cooked and diced

1 can (20 oz.) pineapple tidbits, drained (We used about 2 cups fresh)

1 1/2 cups chopped celery

3/4 cup diced onion

1 cup seedless green grapes

1 cup seedless red grapes

1 cup Craisens

1 cup ranch dressing

3/4 cup mayonnaise

2 cups salted cashews or cashew pieces

Cook pasta according to package directions.  In a large bowl combine, chicken, pineapple, grapes and craisens. Drain pasta and rinse with cold water; stir into chicken mixture.

In a small bowl mix the ranch dressing and mayonnaise until smooth. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Just before serving stir in the cashews.

*We ate it right away, because I did not have time for it to chill. It was still awesome!  I also used light ranch dressing an mayonnaise.

~Tiffanee