BLT Pasta Salad with Chicken & Ranch Dressing. How to make chicken blt pasta salad. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Drain, and rinse under cold water to cool.
Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water until tender.
Cut each chicken breast horizontally in half through the side to give two thin pieces.
Combine mustard and garlic in a bowl.
You can cook BLT Pasta Salad with Chicken & Ranch Dressing using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of BLT Pasta Salad with Chicken & Ranch Dressing
- Prepare 200 g of uncooked bow tie pasta.
- It's 200 g of cos lettuce leaves, torn.
- It's 3 rashers of bacon.
- You need 2 of x medium tomatoes, small dice.
- It's 300 g of chicken thigh fillets, into strips.
- Prepare 2 Tbsp of soy sauce.
- You need 1 Tbsp of oyster sauce.
- You need 2 tsp of minced garlic.
- Prepare 1 tsp of dried rosemary.
- It's of (Ranch dressing ingredients) you will have some leftover.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of good quality mayonnaise.
- You need 1/2 cup of sour cream.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of butter milk.
- It's 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
- Prepare 2 tsp of lemon juice.
- You need 1/2 tsp of cracked black pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground sea salt.
- You need 1 of & 1/2 tsp dried dill leaves.
- Prepare 1 of & 1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives.
Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain the pasta and run cold water over the pasta until cool. Place the pasta in a bowl and toss with dressing. Add the bacon, cherry tomatoes, lettuce and avocado.
BLT Pasta Salad with Chicken & Ranch Dressing instructions
- Slice chicken- throw in a bowl with soy & oyster sauces, garlic and rosemary. Allow to marinade while you move onto other elements..
- Turn oven on to 180*C. Lay bacon on a wire rack and bake until crunchy and browned. Allow to cool, chop roughly and set aside..
- Cook pasta as per packet directions until al dente, rinse under cold water, drain and set aside..
- Throw you dressing ingredients into a mixing jug. Mix well with a fork and set aside..
- Now back to the chicken. I had some bacon fat from the baked bacon earlier. Fry in batches until browned and allow to cool..
- Now it's as simple as throwing all the different elements together into a large salad bowl. Top with as much dressing as you desire and tuck in. Simple idea, but of prep but very nice result. Enjoy!.
Drizzle the dressing over the other ingredients and toss it. Serve immediately for best taste and texture. This pasta salad doesn't have to just be a side dish. It can also be the main meal. To make it more filling, consider adding cubed chicken, chopped hard-boiled egg, or tofu.