Unless you cooked your pasta in generously salted water, it will soak up the salt after you toss the salad. As a result, the flavor balance may be a bit off after chilling the salad. So, it’s highly recommended that you taste the salad and adjust the seasonings after chilling.
Make the dressing. With a wire whisk, whip together the softened cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth.
In a large mixing bowl, toss together the pasta, chicken, diced bell pepper, walnuts, chopped pineapple and black olives with herbed salt and ground pepper.
Add the dressing and toss to blend.
Taste and add more herbed salt and pepper, if needed.
Chill well for several hours.
Stir, taste and adjust the seasonings, if needed, before serving.