This hearty s alad eats like a meal with high-protein chicken, pasta and smoky bacon.
It's everything you love in a BLT sandwich packed into a salad!
Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, sugar and bouillon for the dressing.
Ingredients of BLT Pasta Salad with Chicken & Ranch Dressing
- You need 200 g of uncooked bow tie pasta.
- You need 200 g of cos lettuce leaves, torn.
- Prepare 3 rashers of bacon.
- It's 2 of x medium tomatoes, small dice.
- It's 300 g of chicken thigh fillets, into strips.
- You need 2 Tbsp of soy sauce.
- It's 1 Tbsp of oyster sauce.
- It's 2 tsp of minced garlic.
- It's 1 tsp of dried rosemary.
- It's of (Ranch dressing ingredients) you will have some leftover.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of good quality mayonnaise.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of sour cream.
- It's 1/2 cup of butter milk.
- You need 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
- You need 2 tsp of lemon juice.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of cracked black pepper.
- You need 1/2 tsp of ground sea salt.
- Prepare 1 of & 1/2 tsp dried dill leaves.
- Prepare 1 of & 1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives.
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!.
BLT Pasta Salad is a creamy pasta salad full of crispy bacon pieces, tomatoes, and chopped Romaine lettuce. It's one of my favorite summer pasta salads. Goes great with burgers, hot dogs, or grilled chicken. If you love a summertime BLT sandwich, you can't go wrong with this creamy pasta salad. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
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