Chicken Pasta Salad
This easy chicken pasta salad recipe is loaded with bold flavors, creamy lemony dressing, and crunchy toppings for the perfect make-ahead lunch or summer side. It comes together in just 30 minutes with pantry and fridge staples! You’ll love the salty bacon, briny artichokes, and crunchy pine nuts in every bite!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 12 ounces pasta
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 cup baby arugula
- 1 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
- 1 (14 ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
- 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
Dressing
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4–1/2 cup heavy cream (or more as needed)
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- zest and juice of 2 lemons
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic, grated or finely minced
- Kosher salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions just until al dente. Toss in olive oil and set aside to cool.
- Add cooled pasta, rotisserie chicken, bacon, arugula, Parmesan, artichoke hearts, and pine nuts to a large bowl.
- Whisk together sour cream, mayonnaise, heavy cream, parsley, Dijon mustard, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, Italian seasoning, garlic, and a few large pinches of salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add more heavy cream as needed. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Pour dressing over the pasta salad ingredients and toss to coat. Enjoy!
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Notes
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- Let the pasta cool before adding other ingredients to prevent wilting the arugula or melting the cheese.
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- Adjust dressing thickness with extra heavy cream.
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- Make sure to season the dressing to taste with salt and pepper – it flavors the entire salad!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/12 of the pasta salad
- Calories: 381
- Sugar: 2.2 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 23.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 24.7 g
- Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 16.7 g
- Cholesterol: 43.6 mg
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