Scrumptious Chicken Salad

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 12 ounces uncooked pasta (i like bowties)
• 2 cups cooked chicken breasts, cubed
• 2/3 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 cups cooked peas
• 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple tidbits
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds (toasted or not)
• 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimientos
• 1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta, al dente, drain and rinse with cold water; drain well.
• 2 blend mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 3 drain pineapple, saving juice.
• 4 gently stir all ingredients together, adding as much of the reserved pineapple juice as needed to moisten.
• 5 save any extra pineapple juice in case you need to add more after salad has chilled and absorbed some of the dressing.
• 6 chill well.