Chicken-Thyme-Penne Salad

Name: Chicken-Thyme-Penne Salad
Prep time: 4 h 25 min
Cook time: 4 h 25 min
Total time: 4 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters medium stalks celery, sliced; 1 Tbsp honey; 296 milliliters reduced-fat mayonnaise or salad dressing; 1 Tbsp milk; 1 Tbsp coarse-grained mustard; 79 milliliters chopped onion (1 small); 283 grams cups uncooked penne pasta; 473 milliliters seedless red grapes, cut in half; 946 milliliters cubed deli rotisserie chicken (from two 2- to 2 1/2-lb chickens); 1 teaspoon salt; 3 Tbsps olive or vegetable oil; 237 milliliters chopped walnuts, toasted

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken-Thyme-Penne Salad a try. This recipe makes 12 servings with 503 calories, 28g of protein, and 31g of fat each. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up mustard, salt, vegetable oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 4 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.

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Pasta

Water

In very large (4-quart) bowl, mix pasta, chicken, grapes, celery and onion. In small bowl, mix oil and 1 tablespoon of the fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon of the dried thyme).

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Fresh Thyme

Whole Chicken

Celery

Grapes

Onion

Pasta

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Pour oil mixture over chicken mixture; toss to coat.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

In small bowl, mix mayonnaise, milk, honey, mustard, salt and remaining thyme. Cover chicken mixture and mayonnaise mixture separately; refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

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Mayonnaise

Whole Chicken

Mustard

Honey

Thyme

Milk

Salt

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Bowl

Up to 2 hours before serving, toss chicken mixture and mayonnaise mixture. Cover; refrigerate until serving. Just before serving, stir in 3/4 cup of the walnuts.

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Mayonnaise

Whole Chicken

Walnuts