Mandarin Chicken Pasta Salad

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large chicken breasts
• 8 ounces orecchiette (or similar pasta)
• 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges (drained)
• 1 cup red seedless grapes
• 1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 cook chicken until tender. (i cook mine in a pressure saucepan). when cool, remove skin, debone and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• 2 prepare pasta according to package directions to al dente. rinse in cold water. drain well.
• 3 add chicken to pasta. stir in grapes and pecans.
• 4 mix together dressing ingredients, blending well. toss with chicken and pasta mixture.
• 5 gently fold in mandarin orange sections.
• 6 chill at least one hour.