Gourmet Chicken Feta Cheese Pasta Salad can be an incredibly good lunch or one of the dishes on your picnic table. Served chilled, it is great in summer as a stand alone meal.
It uses some of tastiest ingredients, like grilled chicken breast, feta cheese, avocados, cherry (or regular) tomatoes, pasta and mayo-yogurt dressing.
You can use rotisserie chicken, grilled or even leftover cooked chicken. In my opinion, it is best when you fry or grill chicken yourself. Season raw meat with a pinch of dry thyme, oregano, basil, freshly ground black pepper and salt. Fry it with just a little bit of oil in a pan or grill. Let cool, cut in stripes or cubes and add to your salad.
I’m pretty sure you will like this simple better-than-deli salad.
- 1 cup grilled or rotisserie chicken* 200 g
- 2 1/2 cups cooked bow tie pasta or any other type of pasta
- 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 1 avocado diced
- 1 cup fresh tomatoes cubed (or cherry tomatoes)
- DRESSING:
- 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 T Greek yogurt
- 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice or to taste
- 1/2 tsp dried Mediterranean herbs (basil thyme, oregano, rosemary, sage, dill, chives)
- 1/8 tsp dried garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
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In a large serving bowl, combine all ingredients for the dressing.
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Add cooked pasta, chicken, feta cheese, avocado and tomatoes. Toss to combine.
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If you are making this salad in advance, add avocado and tomatoes just before serving.
*If you are frying chicken yourself, season it with a pinch of dry thyme, oregano, salt and freshly ground black pepper before frying.
