{"id":12489,"date":"2013-06-14T00:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T04:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=12489"},"modified":"2013-06-13T21:03:04","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T01:03:04","slug":"at-home-with-gch-asian-pasta-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/14\/at-home-with-gch-asian-pasta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Pasta Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Asian<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a recipe my sister used to make 20 years ago. \u00a0I think it came from a cookbook she had, which has since been lost in the shuffle of life. \u00a0I replicated as closely as I could when I had to bring a dish for a potluck at my daughter’s school. \u00a0This Asian Pasta Salad<\/strong> is great alternative to macaroni salad, especially in the summer, since there’s no mayonnaise to worry about.<\/p>\n

Use any small pasta shape you like. \u00a0I usually like to use\u00a0bow-ties, but I was out of them for this go around. \u00a0To save time, you can cook the chicken the night before you plan to eat this. \u00a0I think next time I make this, I will add pea pods and diced green onion. \u00a0 Those weren’t in the original recipe, but I bet they’d add some sweet, crunchy interest!<\/p>\n

Hoisin sauce is widely available, and if your grocery store has an Asian section, I’m sure you can find it – look for a little jar, next to the soy sauce. \u00a0You could substitute a jar of Plum Sauce if you can’t find Hoisin. \u00a0Hoisin sauce is great for any kind of stir fry you make at home, so I doubt it will go to waste. \u00a0The dressing for the Asian Pasta Salad is also tasty on a more traditional “Chinese chicken salad” with shredded cabbage, diced chicken, green onions, slivered almonds, and mandarin orange segments.<\/p>\n

Asian Pasta Salad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n