Pasta Salad with Chicken

Choose your favorite pasta to mix with chicken, vegetables, and feta cheese in this salad recipe that's ready to serve in less than 30 minutes.

from Family Circle

Pasta Salad with Chicken
Servings: 6 Prep 15 mins Cook 8 mins

Ingredients

Dressing:
  • 3 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh dill, chopped
Pasta Salad:
  • 8 ounces mini wagon wheel, bowties or fusilli pasta (such as Barilla Piccolini)
  • 2 cups white meat from rotisserie chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 sweet red pepper, cored and diced
  • 2 celery ribs, trimmed and chopped
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Make It

Dressing:

1. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together vinegar, mayonnaise, honey, salt and pepper. Whisk in olive oil and dill and set aside.

Pasta Salad:

2. Heat a medium-size pot of lightly salted water to boiling. Add pasta and cook as per package directions, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cool water; let cool until room temperature.

3. In a large bowl, combine cooled pasta, chicken, red pepper, celery and crumbled feta. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve; toss to blend dressing and ingredients before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 6; Amount Per Serving: cal. (kcal): 338, Fat, total (g): 17, chol. (mg): 68, sat. fat (g): 4, carb. (g): 30, fiber (g): 2, pro. (g): 17, sodium (mg): 454, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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