Chicken Pasta Salad

Chicken Pasta Salad is full of vibrant flavor and made without any mayo. It is creamy, refreshing and takes a creative twist on classic pasta salad. You know just by tasting this no mayo pasta salad is truly everything that is wonderful, be it for lunch, dinner, picnics, BBQs or quick weeknight meals.

Pasta salad dressing

Pasta salads are often made with mayo which I truly love like in this Tuna Macaroni Salad.

However only recently I thought about a refreshing twist and use hummus and a bottle of Italian dressing and combine them together.

The result was pretty amazing: creamy, tangy and flavorful.

Reasons to love this Chicken Pasta Salad

Bright and bold flavors in each and every bite.

Two grocery ingredients that makes truly a wonderful dressing: hummus and Italian dressing.

You can easily make up a double or third batch for a larger company, because as it sits flavors will intensify.

See how easy you can make this pasta salad at home in no time.

All textures are spot on amazing: creamy, tangy, fresh and oh boy, oh boy so satisfying.

What you need for this Chicken Pasta Salad

Pasta: I like to use fusilli here, yet penne or rotini is delicious as well. Any short shaped pasta is great.

Chicken: I use chicken bites that are vegan. Yet use whatever you want if you do chicken, rotisserie chicken will be tasty as well.

Red onions: these are milder and adding up a great texture.

Cherry tomatoes I use here, but Roma will work. Keep in mind Roma tomatoes have more liquid than cherry tomatoes. Remove the flesh from Roma tomatoes for a more amazing texture.

Dressing: here is where the magic happens. I combine hummus with Italian dressing and garlic to make a wonderful pasta dressing that will always impress.

Olives: black or kalamata olives are delicious.

Parsley adds a great texture in the final result.

How to make Chicken Pasta Salad

Start with bringing a pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook them according to the package directions. Your pasta should be al dente.

Drain and rinse the pasta under cold water. This will help to stop the cooking process and you have your pasta perfectly cooled down for the salad.

Chop onions and cherry tomatoes and get them into the preferred shape. I quarter my tomatoes and chop my onions finely, but if your prefer them more rough is totally fine.

In a pan heat up oil, add chicken bites  cook them for around 3 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, set aside.

To make the dressing, combine hummus, Italian dressing and garlic in a bowl.

Combine all prepared salad ingredients, mix in dressing and finally add chopped parsley to the salad.

Mix and serve on bowls or plates.

Leftovers and storage

You can store leftovers of the Chicken Pasta Salad for around 4 days. Cover them up properly with a lid on top or clinq wrap in the fridge.

Other salad recipes to try

• Greek Salad
• Avocado Salad
• Beet Salad
• Pesto Salad
• Southern Potato Salad
• Chicken Salad
• Brussels Sprouts Salad
• Southwest Salad
• Big Mac Salad

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Enjoy, Florian.