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Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad

Sheila
This recipe is perfect for a potluck, or to keep on hand for a quick lunch option. Nothing complicated here only simply delicious!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course easy dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 505 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound shell pasta
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts grilled
  • 1 whole red bell pepper see directions for cutting instructions
  • 1 whole green pepper see directions for cutting instructions
  • 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped

Dressing

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup stoneground mustard
  • 1 1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp celery salt
  • 1/8 tsp a pinch of ground rosemary
  • 1/8 tsp a dash of Garlic Powder

Instructions
 

  • Bring salted water to a boil in a 6 quart pot, add pasta and cook for 7 minutes, drain, and set aside to cool.
  • Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper and grill until done, allow to cool then slice thin on a diagonal and cut through once. Set aside.
  • Wash peppers, cut in half, cut out seeds and stem. Cut one half of each pepper into long thin strips; finely chop the second half of each pepper.
  • Whisk together dressing ingredients.
  • Combine pasta, chicken, peppers, onion and dressing. Mix until all ingredients are covered with dressing. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cupsCalories: 505kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 26gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 439mgPotassium: 467mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 54IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chicken, easy dinner, pasta, salad
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