Santa Barbara Chicken Salad

This pasta and fruit chicken salad is perfect for a picnic in the Santa Barbara wine country.
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2 cups
cooked whole-wheat blend pasta, or use regular pasta
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1 cup
roasted skinless chicken breast meat, cubed
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2 stalks
celery, finely diced
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1 large
apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
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1/2 cup
seedless grapes, halved
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1 6 ounce can
pineapple tidbits, in juice, drained
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3 tablespoons
light mayonnaise
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3 tablespoons
fat-free sour cream
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1 tablespoon
fat-free half-and-half, or low-fat milk
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1 1/2 teaspoons
sugar
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1/4 teaspoon
salt, optional
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1 pinch
ground black pepper
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1 pinch
ground nutmeg
- Chill pasta and chicken thoroughly.
- Mix chicken, celery, apples, grapes, pineapple, mandarin oranges, and pasta in large bowl.
- Mix the light mayonnaise, fat-free sour cream, fat-free half-and-half or low-fat milk, sugar, salt (if desired), pepper and nutmeg.
- Combine mayonnaise and chicken mixtures and toss. Store in the refrigerator.
Reviewed July 16, 2012
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Makes: 4 side-dish or 2 entrée
- Calories272
- Protein16 g
- Carbohydrates41 g
- Dietary fiber4.4 g
- Fat5.8 g
- Saturated fat1.3 g
- Cholesterol30 mg
- Sodium148 mg
- Calories from Fat19%
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