Chicken Club Pasta Salad
Chicken Club Pasta Salad is a creamy chilled pasta salad made with rotisserie chicken, bacon, Muenster cheese, vegetables, avocado, Italian dressing, and mayonnaise.
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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 8 oz corkscrew-shaped pasta
- 3/4 cup Italian-style salad dressing
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 cups chopped cooked rotisserie chicken
- 12 slices crispy cooked bacon crumbled
- 1 cup Muenster cheese cubed
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 1 cup green bell pepper chopped
- 8 oz cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 avocado peeled, pitted, and chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
- Add the corkscrew-shaped pasta to the boiling water.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions, stirring occasionally, until it is tender but still firm to the bite.
- Drain the cooked pasta thoroughly.
- Rinse the pasta under cold water to stop the cooking process and cool it for the salad.
- Allow the pasta to drain well to remove any excess water.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the Italian-style salad dressing and mayonnaise.
- Whisk the dressing and mayonnaise together until smooth and fully blended.
- Add the chopped cooked rotisserie chicken to the dressing mixture.
- Add the crumbled crispy bacon, cubed Muenster cheese, chopped celery, chopped green bell pepper, and halved cherry tomatoes.
- Stir gently until the ingredients are evenly coated with the dressing.
- Add the cooled pasta to the bowl.
- Toss gently until the pasta is fully incorporated and coated with the dressing mixture.
- Add the chopped avocado last.
- Fold the avocado gently into the pasta salad to prevent it from becoming mashed.
- Cover and refrigerate the pasta salad until ready to serve, if desired.
- Stir gently before serving.
- Serve chilled.
Notes
To make Chicken Club Pasta Salad gluten free, replace the corkscrew-shaped pasta with certified gluten-free rotini, fusilli, penne, or another short pasta shape.
Confirm that the Italian-style salad dressing is labeled gluten free, as some bottled dressings may contain gluten-based additives or thickeners.
Use gluten-free mayonnaise and verify that the rotisserie chicken is gluten free, since some store-bought chickens may contain seasoning blends or marinades with gluten.
Check that the bacon and Muenster cheese are gluten free and free from gluten-containing fillers or flavorings.
Prepare the salad with clean utensils, bowls, cutting boards, and serving spoons to avoid gluten cross-contact.