Should chicken pasta salad be served cold?

Yes, any pasta salad that contains mayonnaise or dairy ingredients, such as Greek yogurt or sour cream, should be served cold. By doing this you prevent spoiling. Pasta salads are designed to taste better chilled, too.

How long can you keep pasta salad with chicken and mayonnaise in the fridge?

Both chicken and mayonnaise-based pasta salads have a refrigerated keep time of 3-4 days. Make sure to store it in an airtight container.

Chicken Grape Pasta Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

5 from 10 reviews

Author: Asha
Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 10
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 3-4 servings 1x
Category: Pasta Salads
Cuisine: American

Description

A delicious, refreshing pasta salad featuring bursts of sweet grapes, tender rotisserie chicken, and a creamy poppy seed dressing.

Ingredients

Scale

Salad:

6 ounces (170g) farfalle (bowtie) pasta, uncooked

1 cup (140g) rotisserie chicken, cut into small pieces*

3/4 cup (136g) seedless red grapes, halved

1/2 cup (50g) celery, diced small

1/2 cup (58g) walnut pieces

1/4 cup (26g) green onions, sliced

Dressing:

1/4 cup (70g) nonfat Greek yogurt

1/4 cup (57.5g) full-fat mayonnaise

2 tablespoons honey

1 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

2 teaspoons poppy seeds

1/4 teaspoon salt (or more, to taste)

Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

Boil the pasta in salted water according to package directions.

Meanwhile, chop and prepare the salad ingredients.

Drain the pasta, then rinse with cold water to cool.

Put the drained, cooled pasta in a large bowl. Add in other salad ingredients.

In a medium bowl, add all of the dressing ingredients and whisk them together until smooth.

Pour the dressing into the large bowl with the pasta salad ingredients and mix well to thoroughly coat.

Chill the pasta salad in the fridge for at least 40 minutes before serving for the dressing flavours to soak in. Stir before serving to mix in any sauce that settled to the bottom.