Company Chicken Pasta Salad with Grapes

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 5
Yield: 5 servings

Description

Fresh grapes add just the right sweet and juicy touch to the curry and cumin in this delicious chicken pasta salad.

Ingredients

2 cups small seashell pasta
3 1/2 cups chopped poached chicken breast meat
1/2 cup diced celery
1 cup seedless green grapes, halved
salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon white sugar

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.
2 In a medium bowl, combine chicken, celery, grapes, cooked pasta, salt, and white pepper; mix well and reserve.
3 In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, curry powder, cumin, rice vinegar, and sugar; whisk ingredients together and toss with chicken mixture.
4 Cover salad with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 to 4 hours before serving.