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Gluten-Free Chicken Bacon Pasta Salad

Why I love this recipe!

Chicken Bacon Pasta Salad is a flavorful side dish that your friends and family will love!  It comes together fairly quickly, and it's topped with a homemade creamy dressing with fresh cilantro.

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Ingredients

– 16 Ounces Gluten-Free Pasta – 1 Pound Chicken Breast – 2 Cups Cherry Tomatoes, cut in half – 2 Avocados, peeled and cubed – ½ Cup Diced Red Onion – 6 Ounces Bacon Dressing – ½ Cup Mayo I used Primal Kitchen Mayo made with avocado oil. – ⅓ Cup Cilantro – ¼ Cup Lemon Juice – 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar – ½ Teaspoon Salt – ½ Teaspoon Paprika – ½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder

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Cooking Meat

Next, cook the chicken breast in a skillet on medium heat for about 6 minutes on each side. Then cook the bacon on medium heat until crispy. Set bacon and chicken aside to cool.

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Preparing Salad

Finally, add pasta, diced red onion, cherry tomatoes, avocado, chopped chicken breast, and bacon pieces into a large bowl.

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Making Dressing

Whisk together dressing ingredients with a fork or whisk until smooth and creamy. 

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Chilling Salad

Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and place in the refrigerator to chill.

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Expert Tips

Generously salt the water when you add in the pasta. I find this gives the pasta a little more flavor as it's cooking! – Rinse the pasta after you drain it. I've found that rinsing it with cool water after you drain it helps to bring down the temperature before you mix the salad together. – Add olive oil to the pasta to avoid it sticking together and becoming a huge clump.

Gluten-Free Chicken Bacon Pasta Salad

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