Mandarin Chicken Pasta Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large chicken breasts
8 ounces orecchiette (or similar pasta)
1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges (drained)
1 cup red seedless grapes
1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
Dressing
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Preparation

Cook chicken until tender. (I cook mine in a pressure saucepan). When cool, remove skin, debone and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Prepare pasta according to package directions to al dente. Rinse in cold water. Drain well.
Add chicken to pasta. Stir in grapes and pecans.
Mix together dressing ingredients, blending well. Toss with chicken and pasta mixture.
Gently fold in mandarin orange sections.
Chill at least one hour.