Description
A cool pasta salad of tomato penne is combined with chicken, blue cheese dressing, red onions, plump red grapes, and tarragon. Perfect on a hot day.
Ingredients
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Blue Cheese Dressing
- 5 oz (140 g) crumbled Danish Blue Cheese (preferred)
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) sour cream
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) buttermilk
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Salad
- 6 cups (1440 ml) cooked and drained Tomato Penne Pasta
- 3 cups (720 ml) cooked, shredded white chicken breast
- 5 oz (140 g) crumbled Danish Blue Cheese (preferred)
- 1 cup (240 ml) Blue Cheese dressing (from recipe above)
- 1 cup (240 ml) coarsely chopped red onion
- 1 cup (240 ml) red grapes, halved
- 1 tsp tarragon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- **optional 1/2 to 1 cup walnuts (optional)
Instructions
Blue Cheese Dressing
- Add sour cream, buttermilk, mayonnaise and white wine vinegar into a medium-size bowl and stir until thoroughly mixed. Season with dry mustard, garlic powder, Worcestershire and black pepper. Fold in crumbled Danish Blue Cheese. Set aside
Salad
- Cook pasta per instructions, drain and set aside.
- Prep by chopping red onion and red grapes and set aside.
- Add pasta, chicken and onions to a medium-size bowl and toss until thoroughly mixed. Top with Blue Cheese dressing and season with tarragon, salt and pepper. Gently fold in red grapes. Add walnuts if desired.
Notes
- Walnuts in this recipe is absolutely fabulous.
- I left them out (so you won’t see the in the photos) because of friends who are allergic!
- If you have no nut restrictions, add them for amazing flavor!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side, Pasta, Salad
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480