I’ve got pasta salad on my mind! I’m imagining summer picnics, backyard BBQs and potluck get togethers with friends. I’ve been making them for years and have several pasta salad recipes in my recipe index if you want to take a peek. I was brainstorming what I should make and remembered the most delicious chicken salad I made a couple years ago for a post for the Chicken Farmers of Canada. This recipe is a spin on their Famous Curried Chicken Salad and it does not disappoint.
Creamy Curried Chicken Pasta Salad
I’m calling it Creamy Curried Chicken Pasta Salad. It has a mildly spicy creamy dressing made of curry paste, mayonnaise and sour cream. For veggies, I add celery and green onions. Those little orange pieces look like they could be carrots, but they are actually dried apricots, sliced up. They complement the spicy dressing with a bit of sweetness.
I used bowtie pasta because I like the way it looks for presentation. Any type of pasta would do though. Use whatever you have in your pantry.
You may be tempted to dig in right away, but hold yourself back. Let it chill for a few hours in the fridge so the flavours really have a chance to permeate the pasta. It will be worth the wait, trust me.
Serve this salad as delicious to burgers, hotdogs, steak, chicken or whatever you are grilling this summer.
For more pasta salad recipes, check out my Ramen Noodle Salad, Macaroni Dill Salad, Italian Pasta Salad, Chicken BLT Salad, Pesto Chicken Pasta Salad, Shrimp Pasta Salad, Pizza Pasta Salad, Jalapeno Ranch Pasta Salad, Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Salad, Chicken Fajita Pasta Salad, Roasted Pepper Pasta Salad, Greek Pasta Salad, Chili Pasta Salad and Easy Bacon Pea Pasta Salad.
You might also like this Greek Chicken Salad.
Do you serve pasta salad in the summer months?
Creamy Curried Chicken Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cooked and chopped into cubes
- 3 celery stalks chopped
- 3 green onions chopped
- ¼ cup dried apricots thinly sliced
- 3 cups bowtie pasta uncooked
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp mild curry paste
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, celery green onions, apricots and pasta.
- In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream, mild curry paste and salt. Pour into pasta mixture and stir to combine.
- Chill for 1 to 2 hours before serving.
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Miz Helen says
What a great salad to enjoy for the hot summer days. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you are having a great day and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Angie Rose says
I am always looking for new and different pasta salad recipes. This sounds like such a delicious combination of flavors. Definitely adding this to my list of dishes I want to try! Thank you so much for sharing at Dishing It & Digging It. Hope to see you back this week 🙂
Joan G. says
I bet the curry will give this salad a unique salad experience.
G K says
I don’t have much experience with curry, but I bet it adds a nice kick.
Jenn Erin says
Yum, I have never thought of using curry in pasta salads! I bet it tastes just as flavourful as it looks!!