Cold Pasta And Chicken Salad Or Shrimp Salad

INGREDIENTS:

8 oz. vermicelli pasta noodles
1 c. French dressing
10 fresh sliced mushrooms
1 c. fresh broccoli florets, blanched
10 slices cherry tomatoes
Ripe olives (sliced)
1 can sliced artichoke hearts
2 c. cooked cubed chicken (or boiled shrimp)
1/3 c. fresh basil (or 1 1/2 teaspoon dried)
1/3 c. toasted pine nuts, optional

DIRECTIONS:

Cook pasta, transfer to mixing bowl. Add 1/3 of the dressing and toss well. Cool and chill 3 hours. In another bowl, mix mushrooms, broccoli, tomatoes, olives, artichokes with remaining dressing. Chill. Add chicken, basil, nuts. Mix with pasta.