Bring on the summer salads!

Chicken and Craisin Salad

• 16 oz. bag bow tie pasta, or pasta of choice
• 2-3 chicken breasts~cooked, cooled & cubed (I used half a rotisserie chicken)
• 1/2 c. craisins
• 1 c. red grapes
• 3-4 green onions, chopped
• 1 c. chopped broccoli
• 3/4 c. sunflower seeds (optional)

creamy dressing:

• 1 c. mayonnaise
• 2/3 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. ginger powder (I skipped)

Mix all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk them together & cover & place in fridge.

In the mean time, mix all of the salad together, except sunflower seeds, in a large bowl. Toss together. Just before serving mix in sunflower seeds & dressing.

Yum. Nice change of pace from the Italian dressing pasta salad. This was yummy and addictive. The dressing is a little on the sweet side, so if you don't like that you can take down the sugar a bit. We loved it though! A great summer meal!