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Chicken Pasta Salad with bowtie pasta, chicken, grape tomatoes, spinach, and feta.

Chicken Pasta Salad

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 403 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb fusilli pasta
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1 pound
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 2 cups halved grape tomatoes
  • 2 cups packed spinach
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp freshly chopped dill
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta: Boil the fusilli in salted water until al dente, then drain and place in a large bowl.
    Boiling farfalle pasta in a metal pot for chicken pasta salad.
  • Prepare chicken: Season the chicken breasts with garlic powder, salt, and pepper, then cook in olive oil until golden. Let them rest before cutting into pieces.
    Seasoning boneless skinless chicken breasts with garlic powder, salt, and pepper for Chicken Pasta Salad.
  • Create dressing: Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, Italian seasoning, minced garlic, and dijon mustard. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
    Whisking olive oil, red wine vinegar, Italian seasoning, minced garlic, and dijon mustard for Chicken Pasta Salad.
  • Assemble salad: Toss the pasta with chicken, bacon, tomatoes, spinach, feta, onion, and dill. Drizzle with dressing and toss until everything is well coated.
    Cooked bow-tie pasta in a glass bowl for chicken pasta salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 403kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 17gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 245mgFiber: 3g
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