I love an easy to make chicken pasta salad!  This Pecan Topped Cranberry pasta salad is great for a quick lunch.   The mandarin orange slices, pecan pieces and the dried cranberries add just the right hint of color as well adding delicious flavor to the pasta salad!

Gather Ingredients:

– 1/2 cup mayonnaise – 15 oz can of Mandarin oranges – 2 cups cooked, cubed chicken – 1 cup pecan pieces – 1 Cranberry Pasta Salad Mix by Mad Dash Mixes

Make Pasta

Boil the bow tie pasta for 7 to 9 min. Drain and rinse pasta.

Add mayonnaise to the seasoning packet

Add chicken & oranges, stir well.

Add chicken/orange mixture to the bow tie pasta. Chill for 1 hour.

Spoon pasta salad onto serving plates and top with pecan pieces, if desired.

Kimberly

From Farmhouse to Florida