The Two Peas & Their Pod Cookbook is here.Order Now Quick Summary Chicken Pasta Salad- the BEST pasta salad for potlucks, parties, and picnics! This simple pasta salad has chicken, bacon, tomatoes, fresh basil, Parmesan cheese, and a light lemon dressing.Pasta salads are on repeat at our house during the summertime.

They are easy and always so good! My boys all-time favorite pasta salad recipe is this Chicken Pasta Salad.They request it often and I don’t mind making it because they eat it up and even enjoy the leftovers.It is a great salad to keep in the fridge for easy meals! I also love taking it to parties, potlucks, and picnics because our friends and family love it too.

It is often the first salad to go! The flavors are perfection! I think you will love it too! Chicken Pasta Salad Ingredients This is a hearty pasta salad so it can be served as a main dish or side dish.Either way, you can’t go wrong! Pasta– I like to use penne pasta, but farfalle, rotini, fusilli, and orecchiette are all good options.If you need the salad to be gluten-free, use gluten-free pasta.

Chicken– I love making this salad when we have leftover cooked chicken.You can use grilled chicken, baked chicken, sautéed chicken, or even rotisserie chicken.Josh’s pro tip, cook the chicken on a Traeger, if you have one.

He loves the flavor.Bacon– My boys begged me to add bacon one time and it was a huge hit.So bacon is always included now!

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