Recipe: Perfect 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 cook Benzz's Fantastic Chicken Pasta Salad using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Benzz's Fantastic Chicken Pasta Salad

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

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. This is a really great salad for your summer cookouts. It can be made the day before and it'll keep ya out of the kitchen.