Recipe: Delicious Benzz's Fantastic Chicken Pasta Salad

Benzz's Fantastic Chicken Pasta Salad. An orzo pasta salad with chicken, feta cheese, olives, and grape tomatoes is served in pretty red bell pepper cups and garnished with leaves of fresh oregano. 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.

Can I Use Chicken Breast Instead of Thighs? This chicken pasta salad is loaded, hearty and satisfying. The creamy lemon dill dressing adds fresh amazing flavor. You can have Benzz's Fantastic Chicken Pasta Salad using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Benzz's Fantastic Chicken Pasta Salad

1. You need of Chicken (optional).
2. Prepare 3 of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts.
3. Prepare 1 pinch of Seasoned Salt.
4. It's 1 pinch of Pepper.
5. It's 1 pinch of Garlic Powder.
6. It's of Pasta.
7. It's 1 box of Bow Tie Pasta.
8. Prepare 1 box of Mostaccioli Pasta.
9. You need 1/4 cup of Onion.
10. It's 1/4 cup of Sweet Bell Peppers.
11. It's 3 stick of Celery.
12. You need 1 of Salt (to taste).
13. It's of Dressing.
14. You need 1 1/2 cup of Mayonaise.
15. Prepare 4 tsp of Mustard.
16. It's 3 tbsp of Sweet Relish.
17. You need 1 of Salt (to taste).
18. Prepare 1 of Pepper (to taste).

This chicken pasta salad is a one-bowl meal. It's loaded with protein, grains and plenty of fresh garden vegetables. AHHHH I just love this time of year when veggies are so crisp. This creamy chicken pasta salad will have everyone begging for seconds.

Benzz's Fantastic Chicken Pasta Salad step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Put chicken in pan and add seasonings.
3. Bake 30 - 45 minutes.
4. While baking chicken - Put both boxes pasta in pot. Salt to taste.
5. Cut up onions, celery, and sweet bell pepper.
6. Once pasta is done, drain and cool.
7. Remove chicken from the oven, cool and cut into 1 inch cubes.
8. Combine chicken, pasta, onions, sweet bell pepper, celery, and dressing ingredients in a bowl and stir until well mixed.
9. Let it cool in the refigerator or serve immediately.

Simple, quick, and makes great leftovers for lunch! This simple pasta salad has the works! Bacon, crisp peppers, broccoli, feta cheese, grilled chicken, and tomatoes covered in a creamy buttermilk greek yogurt dressing. Our Caesar chicken salad is made with pasta, spices, and a fantastic home made dressing which is simply out of this world. It can be served as a side dish.