Chicken and Strawberry Poppy Seed Pasta Salad
- Yield: 4
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Barilla Ready Pasta (or your own already cooked pasta, like penne or rotini)
- 2 cups cooked chicken (sliced or chopped)
- 2 cups strawberries (sliced)
- 10 oz bag chopped romaine
- 1/2 cup whole pecans
- 2–3 tablespoons sliced red onion
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped mint
- 1/3 cup poppy seed dressing (recommend Brianna's *more dressing depending on taste)
- 1 avocado (chopped – optional)
- crumbled feta cheese (optional)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Toss all the ingredients except dressing together in a large bowl.
- When ready to serve toss with dressing. Start with a little dressing and add more depending on taste. You don't want to soak it in dressing but give the entire salad a nice light coating. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
Notes
Mason jars – using a quart size jar
Add 2-3 tablespoons dressing on the bottom. Top with the following in order – strawberries, pasta, chicken, lettuce, pecans.
You could also use meal prep containers and pour the dressing in little cups with lids.