Pasta Salad With Artichokes And Tuna Or Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN ARTICHOKE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Marinate cooked shredded chicken and pasta bowties for eight hours or overnight in Italian salad dressing.
• Gently stir in artichoke hearts, olives and sun dried tomatoes.
• Separately in small mixing bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, yellow mustard and fresh ground pepper.
• Gently incorporate lemon pepper dressing into the pasta salad.
• Refrigerate 'til serving or serve immediately.

TUNA & ARTICHOKE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and capers in a small jar and shake to mix.
• In a separate bowl, combine tuna, olives, artickokes and parsley.
• Gently stir in cooked pasta, drizzle with dressing and toss.
• Add salt and pepper and chill briefly if desired.
• Divide into 2 bowls and enjoy!

EASY TUNA PASTA SALAD WITH ARTICHOKES AND CROUTONS

Steps:

• Cook the pasta as directed on the box.
• Rinse pasta with cold water and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Add tuna, grape tomatoes,artichoke hearts, and mayo. You may use more or less artichokes as you like -- I find that 1 jar of artichoke hearts is good to make this recipe 3 times, which is why I say use a third of it. Same with mayo -- use more or less to your tasting.
• Mix well.
• sprinkle cheese and croutons.
• enjoy :).

PASTA SALAD WITH CHICKEN AND ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling, salted water until tender, but firm, 8 to 12 minutes, stirring often.
• Drain well and rinse with cold water.
• Shake out excess water and toss pasta with oil.
• Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, parsley and basil.
• Place pasta in large bowl.
• Add mayonnaise mixture, chicken, artichokes and tabasco.
• Toss well.
• Garnish with almonds.
• For a decorative presentation, serve in avacado halves, in tomato cups or on lettuce leaves.

QUICK ARTICHOKE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil; add pasta and boil until al dente. Drain well and rinse with cold water.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine pasta, artichoke hearts, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, parsley, basil, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper; toss well. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Before serving, season the pasta dish with salt and pepper to taste.