Recipe: Perfect My Cooling Chicken Pasta Salad 😀😉

My Cooling Chicken Pasta Salad 😀😉. Add the pasta to the water, add the chicken cube/boullion and stir. The pasta soaks up the flavour of the chicken/boullion cube. Add the oil to the pan, when hot add the cut the chicken breasts into cubes and fry until cooked but not brown.

While our favorite Italian pasta salad recipe is often served as a side, this hearty dish eats like a meal!. Loaded with chicken, pasta, bacon and veggies this dish is tossed in a rich ranch mayo dressing for the perfect meal to satisfy a crowd. This is one of my favorite "go to" recipes! You can cook My Cooling Chicken Pasta Salad 😀😉 using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of My Cooling Chicken Pasta Salad 😀😉

1. It's 3 handfuls of pasta.
2. It's 1 of Chicken bouloin or cube.
3. Prepare 2 of Chicken breasts.
4. Prepare pinch of Salt.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of Cracked black Pepper.
6. It's 1/4 head of Crispy Lettuce.
7. It's 6 of thick slices of Cucumber.
8. It's 8 of Cherry Tomatoes whole.
9. It's 1/2 of Red Onion.
10. You need 1/4 cup of Mayonnaise or Sour cream.
11. It's 2 tsp of lime juice.
12. You need 2 tbsp of Sweet Chilli.
13. It's 1/4 cup of Dried bacon crispy bits.
14. It's 100 grams of Chedder Cheese grated.
15. It's 1/2 of Sweet pepper.
16. Prepare 2 tbsp of Olive oil.

I make it more often without the chicken than with, but it is a good way to use leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken. I use frozen corn & peas to keep it extra cool for taking to picnics, block parties, tailgating, etc. On occasion, I add fresh tomatoes. It also works well with small shrimp!

My Cooling Chicken Pasta Salad 😀😉 instructions

1. Add the pasta to the water, add the chicken cube/boullion and stir. The pasta soaks up the flavour of the chicken/boullion cube..
2. Add the oil to the pan, when hot add the cut the chicken breasts into cubes and fry until cooked but not brown. You have to keep turning it over and the juices will dry up. Take off heat and let it cool..
3. When cooked, add salt and pepper.
4. Drain off the cooked pasta make sure its well drained. Add to a large bowl and cool ..
5. Add the pasta to a large bowl to mix.
6. Add the chinken chunks, into the pasta and stir gently to mix.
7. Add the onion and mix, and the sweet pepper.
8. Add the cucumber which is chopped into chunky pieces (small).
9. Add tomatoes whole and mix, and the lettuce and mix all up..
10. Add the sour cream or mayo into a cup and mix in, then add the chili and the lime. Mix well all together. Then add it to a serving bowl, deep but round and flat, or square so as to be able to take portions with the bacon and cheese on top..
11. Lastley add the crunchy dried bacon bits and cheese..
12. Serve when cooled.

This simple and delicious Chicken Pasta Salad makes a quick and easy meal or side dish using leftover chicken or canned chicken. Also, it's the perfect pasta salad to serve at picnics and potlucks. If you need a cold and refreshing recipe this Chicken Pasta Salad with mayo is simple to make and only uses a few ingredients. Chicken and Spinach Pasta Salad My family loves pasta salads, but usually they have too much mayonnaise or oily dressing. Using hummus gives this dish a great taste and texture, while also increasing its nutritional profile.