Dinner for 6
Creamy Chicken Pasta Salad with nuts and seeds
$5.96for 415 minServes 6
Cooked chicken and pasta combine with grapes, oranges, celery, almonds, and a creamy mayonnaise dressing.
Photo: tasteofhome.com
What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $2.18Typical price |
 | Pasta$0.10/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $0.35Typical price |
 | Grapes$2.49/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.78Typical price |
 | Canned fruit$0.12/oz typical | 11 oz | $1.32Typical price |
 | Celery$2.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.64Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | a little | $0.03Typical price |
 | Ice cream and whipped topping$0.12/oz typical | 4 oz | $0.48Typical price |
| Romaine and salad greens$2.49 each typical | 0.25 | $0.62Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.93 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Mustard, mayo, ketchup
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Pasta for Egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
- 15 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 6servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanBudgetFamilyLunchesDinnersNo-cookBack to schoolSummer
$1.49 per serving$5.96 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
- 1 cup cooked small ring pasta
- 1 cup halved seedless red grapes
- 1 can (11 oz) mandarin oranges
- 3 ribs celery
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1 tbsp grated onion
- 1 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1 cup reduced-fat whipped topping
- 1/4 tsp salt
- lettuce leaves (optional)
Steps
- Drain the mandarin oranges and chop the celery into small pieces.
- Stir the mayonnaise, whipped topping, grated onion, and salt in a large bowl.
- Fold in the chicken, pasta, grapes, oranges, celery, and almonds.
- Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
- Chill the salad for 10 minutes before serving.
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with chicken breast, boneless on sale.
Find this week's cheapest dinners
Pick your store and we build five dinners from this week's ad, with cost per serving and a shopping list by aisle.
Find this week's cheapest dinnersMore like this
Collections with this recipe
No-cook 30-minute dinners 138American No-cook dinners 104No-cook dinners 183