This is very much a modification of the Chicken and Avocado Salad on this website, just with extra dressing and pasta. But when you turn a chicken salad into a pasta salad it just become a whole other thing, doesn’t it?
INGREDIENTS:
2 medium cooked chicken breasts, shredded or chopped (we used rotisserie chicken)
2 ripe avocado pitted and diced
1 pound cooked rotini pasta or similar
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup freshly chopped basil
Salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste
Dressing:
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
To make this healthy chicken pasta salad recipe: In a large bowl, add the salad ingredients, the shredded chicken, avocado, onion, avocado, cherry tomatoes, and basil.
In a jar, combine the ingredients for the dressing: vinegar, Italian seasoning, Olive oil, salt and pepper.
Drizzle your chicken pasta salad with the dressing. Toss gently until all the ingredients are combined. Serve the chicken pasta salad immediately, or chill for later.
Enjoy!