Southwest Chicken Ranch Pasta Salad

If you're looking for a tasty pasta salad dish, give this a try! It's quick,  simple and tastes amazing! Great choice for busy school nights!

Southwest Chicken Ranch Pasta Salad

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 box (7.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® ranch and bacon salad mix

1/2 cup Hellmann’s® Mayonnaise

1 package (6 oz) refrigerated cooked fajita chicken breast strips, coarsely chopped

1 can (11 oz) Green Giant™ SteamCrisp® Southwestern Style corn, drained

1 cup halved cherry tomatoes

4 oz pepper Jack cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (1 cup)

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, if desired

Directions

1.    Fill 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of water; heat to boiling. Add Pasta. Gently boil, uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.

2.    In small bowl, combine Seasoning mix from packet and mayonnaise. In large bowl, gently toss seasoning mixture, chicken, corn, tomatoes and cheese until mixed; stir in cooked pasta. Top with cilantro, if desired.

Creamy Shrimp Alfredo

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes  

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1 pkg. Knorr® Pasta Sides Alfredo

1 lb medium size shrimp, peeled and cleaned

1 tablespoon oil

1 cup cherry tomatoes -halved

2 cups fresh baby spinach

2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook shrimp in hot skillet with oil for 5 minutes or until done.
2. Cook Knorr® Pasta Sides Alfredo as package directs – adding the cherry tomatoes and spinach to the pasta in the last 5 minutes of cooking.
3. Stir in cooked shrimp and sprinkle with cheese.

Tip: You can replace the shrimp for 1lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into strips.

Tip: You can use frozen spinach, thawed and drained.