
Blue Cheese chicken pasta salad
4 servings
ingredients
Blue Cheese dressing- 5 oz Castello® Crumbled blue
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- ½ tsp dry mustard
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 6 cups cooked and drained tomato penne pasta
- 3 cups cooked, shredded white chicken breasts
- 1 cup Castello® Crumbled blue cheese dressing (from recipe above)
- 1 cup coarsely chopped red onions
- 1 cup red grape halved
- 1 tsp tarragon
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 0.5 to 1 cup walnuts (optional)
preparation
Preparation1. For the Blue Cheese dressing: Add sour cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise and white wine vinegar into a medium-size bowl and stir until thoroughly mixed.
2. Season with dry mustard, garlic powder, Worcestershire and black pepper. Fold in Castello® Crumbled Blue cheese and set aside.
Salad3. For the Salad: Cook pasta per instructions, drain and set aside.
4. Prep by chopping red onion and red grapes and set aside.
5. Add pasta, chicken and onions to a medium-size bowl and toss until thoroughly mixed.
6. Top with dressing and season with tarragon, salt and pepper. Gently fold in red grapes. Add walnuts if desired.