Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken pasta salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Zesty and sweet, this unique pasta salad melds the flavors of barbeque chicken, pasta, and freshly diced vegetables for a delicious summer meal. Can also be made without the chicken or with less, for a side dish. Looking for recipes for chicken pasta salads? Taste of Home has the best chicken pasta salad recipes from real cooks, featuring reviews, ratings, how-to videos and tips.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chicken pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken pasta salad:
- Make ready 1 pound pasta (shells, bow ties, or macaroni)
- Take 2 large cans chicken
- Prepare 1 & 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- Get 1 jar marinated artichoke hearts
- Prepare 1/2 cup diced green pepper
- Take 1 teaspoon dried basil or 2 Tablespoons fresh basil
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Prepare 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Make ready 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- Prepare 1 cup Parmesan cheese
In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, salad dressing, mustard, curry powder, salt and pepper; cover and chill. Just before serving, add the red pepper, tomato, carrot and dressing to pasta mixture; gently toss to coat. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until al dente, according to the package directions.
Instructions to make Chicken pasta salad:
- Cook pasta until desired softness…keep in mind that pasta will firm up when it is run through cold water, so cook a little longer than normal.
- In a large bowl, mix the mayo, spices, diced pepper, chicken (drained), artichokes (drained, but I added a couple tablespoons of the liquid to the dressing). Mix gently to combine.
- Once pasta is cooked, run it under cold water and drain well. Then add the pasta to the other ingredients and stir gently. Fold in Parmesan cheese.
- Taste to adjust seasoning for your tastes. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until al dente, according to the package directions. Drain in a colander, rinse with cold water and shake until very dry. Sweet Vidalia onions, lots of avocado, and grilled chicken breasts marinated in steak sauce seem to do the trick. This pasta salad is indeed the best.
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