5.0 from 9 votes
Lemon Tarragon Pasta Salad
This is the best pasta salad I've ever had. The lemon and tarragon are unique. And how can you say no to a pasta salad with asparagus, chicken, and grapes?
Prep Time
15 mins
Refrigerate Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 513 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 5 tablespoons lemon zest about 2 large lemons
- Juice of half a large lemon 2-3 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons dried tarragon
- 1 pound bow tie pasta
- salt
- olive oil
- 1 bunch green onions chopped, or less to taste
- 12 asparagus spears roasted or steamed, then chopped
- 2 cups red seedless grapes halved
- 2 cups of meat from a rotisserie chicken chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add salt until it tastes like the ocean. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain and then place in a large bowl. Stir in about half a tablespoon of olive oil to keep it from sticking to itself.
- Add the green onions, asparagus, grapes, and chicken to the pasta. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
- In a medium size bowl or tupperware, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, and tarragon. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
- When everything is chilled and you are ready to serve, add the mayonnaise mixture to the pasta and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Notes
- Source: my mother-in-law Kris's friend Sharle
Nutrition Information
Serving
1bowl
Calories
513kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
17g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
59mg
(20%)
Potassium
238mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
282IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
46mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 513
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl | |
| Calories | 513kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 17g | 100% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 59mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 238mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 282IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.