asian pasta salad

This pasta salad feeds a crowd!  Keep in the chicken, and it's a main dish.  Leave the chicken out, and it becomes a side.  Either way, it's something just a little different from the normal pasta salad.

Asian Pasta Salad

• 1 lb. pasta, cooked
• 1 whole roasted deli chicken, shredded with skin and bones removed
• 2 bunches scallions, sliced
• 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 bag coleslaw mix

Dressing:

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup sesame oil
• 1 T. honey
• 1 t. fresh ginger, grated
• 1 t. garlic, minced
• 1 T. lime juice
• 1/4 t. crushed red pepper

In a large saucepan, cook veggies in a small amount of sesame oil until crisp-tender.  Combine veggies, pasta, and chicken in a large bowl and toss to mix.  In a blender, combine all dressing ingredients until smooth.  Add dressing to salad and toss to mix.