Cranberry Chicken Pasta Salad

I needed to use the other half of my can of Costco chicken and was in the mood for a cold pasta salad. I couldn't decide between 2 I found so I made a little of both. :) I think they would be much better with cubed chicken, but not bad for what it was. I'll include the other recipe in the above post.

Found recipe here - http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/chicken-pasta-salad-with-cashews-and-dried-cranberries/detail.aspx

• bow tie (farfalle) pasta
• coleslaw dressing
• cubed cooked chicken
• seedless green grapes, halved
• seedless red grapes, halved
• water chestnuts (I left out)
• thinly sliced celery
• sliced green onions
• cashew halves
• dried cranberries

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain, and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, green grapes, red grapes, water chestnuts, celery, and green onions. Stir in dressing, and mix well. Place the salad in the refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours, or overnight. Mix in cashews and dried cranberries just before serving. Serve cold.

I mixed up my own coleslaw dressing found here - http://southernfood.about.com/od/saladdressings/r/bl60117c.htm

*I only made a quarter of the recipe below, but I also didn't make very much pasta

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 full of a 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/8 cup cider vinegar
• 1/8 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• salt, to taste

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a jar; shake well. Refrigerate for about an hour.