Chicken Pasta Salad with Blueberries

Yield:
12 ( 1 cup ) servings

Ingredients:

  1. 3 cups spiral pasta, uncooked
  2. 1 cup pea pods, trimmed, cut -in-half
  3. 1 cup sliced celery
  4. 1/2 cup finely chopped red pepper
  5. 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  6. 2 cups (about 1 lb.) cooked chicken breast, cubed
  7. 2-1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  8. 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  9. 1 cup fat free red wine vinegar dressing, divided
  10. 1 cup fresh blueberries
  11. 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  12. salt to taste
  13. pepper to taste
Directions:

Cook pasta according to directions on package. About 1 minute before pasta is cooked, add the pea pods. Drain and rinse with cold water.

To a large bowl, add pasta and pea pods along with the celery, red pepper, red onion, chicken, basil and parsley. Toss with 1/4 cup red wine vinegar dressing. Gently blend in blueberries. Cover; refrigerate several hours or overnight to blend flavors.

Before serving, toss with 1/4 cup dressing and Parmesan cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve remaining dressing along with salad.


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