Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked chicken, cubed

1 bag spinach,

1 bunch green onion, chopped

6 oz honey-roasted peanuts

1 box bow-tie pasta, cooked 

6 oz craisins

1 8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained

1/3 cup sunflower seeds, toasted

2 cans mandarin oranges

Dressing:

1 cup vegetable oil (I only put in 1/3 cup)

2/3 cup teriyaki sauce

2/3 cup vinegar

6 Tbs. sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

Mix dressing ingredients together, pour over cooked pasta and chicken.  Marinate for 1-2 hours.

Mix in the rest of the ingredients before serving.

 

This is a fast and easy dish. I've done it without the chicken and served it as a side and it's delicious! You can do a bunch of variations on the ingredients and so it's easy to throw in what you have and will taste good without everything in it. Our favorite mix is the pasta with mandarin oranges, craisins, green onions and sunflower seeds.