Join us!  Sign in   

Margarita chicken pasta salad

Recipes »  Salad  »  Pasta Salads

Great summer salad

Yield: 1 Servings Ready in moments

Cuisine: Main Ingredient: pasta,chicken

(0, 0) (reviews)

Favorite 5 people favorited
Try Soon3 people trying soon

Add a photo of this recipe...
(You could win $100 in our photo contest!)
  Try our free apps for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire and Windows Phone.  Check 'em out - they're free.

Servings          
Original recipe makes 1 Servings
8 oz. rainbow rotini or spiral pasta
1 poundboneless chicken breast halves; cut small like stir fry size
1 packagetaco seasoning mix or taco salad seasoning mix
1 tablespoonExtra virgin olive oil; or veg. oil
11 oz. canmexicorn,with corn,and peppers; drained
15 oz canblack beans; drained and rinsed
green and red peppers
DRESSING
1/2 cuporange juice; fresh
1/4 cupolive oil or veggie oil
1/4 cupLight sour cream
3 tablespoonsLime Juice; fresh
4.5oz. canchopped green chilies
1 teaspoonsugar
1/4 teaspooncumin
1/8 teaspoonsalt
4 teaspoonstequila; if desired
1 cupFresh Cilantro; loosely packed leaves

Margarita chicken pasta salad Preparation

Cook pasta to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool.

Meanwhile in a resealable storage bag, combine chicken and taco seasoning mix; shake to coat. In large skillet, Heat 1 T. oil over med. heat until hot. Add chicken; cook and stir 8-10 min. or until golden brown and no longer pink. remove from heat

In blender combine all dressing ingred. Blend 30 seconds or until well blended.

In a large serving bowl combine, rotini, corn ,beans and dressing; toss to coat. Fold in chicken. Serve warm or cool

Link to another BigOven recipe

Add a link to another recipe! What would you serve with this?

Calories Per Serving: 517
Want detailed nutrition information, including line-by-line nutrition insights?  Try BigOven Pro for Free for 14 days!
Ads keep BigOven free. Remove ads with BigOven Pro
Date My private notes
Add notes with BigOven Pro!
Ads keep BigOven free. Remove ads anywhere you log in with BigOven Pro

There are no reviews yet for Margarita chicken pasta salad. Be the first to review it!

Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]

Tags

    There are no tags on this recipe. Log in to add tags.


Blogger? Grab a link to this recipe


Link type:     

Want a link to this recipe? Just copy the text below and paste it into your blog:


here's how it will appear in your blog:

×

Share
Recipe added by



Hi there! Please sign in first.

BigOven needs to know who you are in order to keep your recipes, grocery list and menu plan, and sync it with your smartphone or tablet.

Not yet a BigOven member? Join us, save time and money!

×

Ready? Let's get cooking.