Chicken Pasta Salad

This was a throw-together meal in an effort to combine some leftovers with the dinner plan. It turned out great!

Rotini pasta (WackyMac is my favorite)
1 can chicken meat
fresh broccoli
seasoned and cooked diced potatoes (mine were leftovers)
1-2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons mayonnaise (I use the olive oil type)
1-2 Tablespoons Italian salad dressing
Italian seasonings
Garlic Salt

I boiled the pasta, added the fresh broccoli just to steam a bit, drained it all and then added the olive oil. I let it sit there to cool a bit before adding all the other ingredients. I mixed it all together well and served it with humice and pita bread.

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- 2 tsp minced garlic
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Saute on medium heat for about 2 …

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