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Bow tie pasta spinach salad with grilled chicken

Chinese bow tie pasta spinach salad with grilled chicken and dressing

Delicious and easy to make Chinese Bow tie pasta spinach chicken salad
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: American
Calories: 195
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • SALAD DRESSING INGREDIENTS
  • 1 C vegetable oil
  • 2/3 C teriyaki sauce
  • 2/3 C white wine vinegar
  • 4 T sugar I may have added more sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • PASTA INGREDIENTS
  • 16 oz bow tie pasta cooked al dente approx 10 min. Let cool
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt add salt to boiling water
  • 1 Pot boiling water
  • SALAD INGREDIENTS adjust amounts to your taste of whatever you have in your fridge
  • 1 10 oz bag fresh spinach
  • 1 cup craisins
  • 3 cans mandarin oranges
  • 1 bunch green onions chopped
  • 1/2 C parsley or cilantro chopped
  • 1/4 C sesame seeds toasted
  • 1 C honey roasted peanuts but I used cashews or use any other favorite nut
  • 2 C grilled chicken

Equipment

  • Grill
  • stove
  • Stock pot

Method
 

  1. Grill Chicken
  2. Boil water, add salt, add pasta cook until done. Approx 10 min
  3. Mix dressing ingredients add to cooked pasta and chill. Toss together pasta and Salad ingredients before serving.

Notes

The dressing makes a lot so you may want to refrigerate the leftovers. Keep salad in fridge until ready to serve.