Gayle's Glorious Chicken Pasta Salad

18 oz penne pasta
3 cups shredded chicken
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1 cup diced cucumber
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes (use grape and save the cutting)
1/2 cup chopped green onion
few handfuls baby spinach leaves

Dressing:

1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 garlic clove, minced
1 green onion
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup oil
3 T poppy seeds

Blend dressing in blender (add oil slowly) Then add 3 T poppy seeds. Toss salad with dressing. Salad can be made ahead, but add spinach leaves no more than a few hours before serving. It's yummy.

BreAnne's Pasta Salad

My husband called this the best pasta salad ever. It makes a ton and is great for a crowd.


12 oz bowtie pasta
12 oz tri color pasta
4 cups cooked chicken
1 can pineapple tidbits
2 cans mandarin oranges
2 cups chopped celery
3 green onions chopped
9.5 oz cashews (lightly salted)
6 oz. craisins
red apples
2 cups red grapes
16 oz kraft coleslaw dressing
1 cups real mayo
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Mix everything together and refrigerate. Best to add fruit and nuts right before serving so they are still fresh.