Chicken Pasta Salad with Creamy Dressing

Name: Chicken Pasta Salad with Creamy Dressing
Ingredients: 500g / 1 lb macaroni / elbow pasta (or other pasta of choice); 1 tbsp salt (to cook pasta); 3 cups cooked chicken (, shredded or finely chopped (Note 1); 150g / 5 oz bacon (, chopped); 2 celery stalks (, finely sliced); 1 red capsicum / bell pepper (, finely diced); 2 green onions (, finely sliced); 2 carrots (medium), shredded using standard box grater); 2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar, tasty, Colby); 2 avocados (small/medium), cut into bite size pieces (optional); 1 cup mayonnaise (, whole egg best (Hellmann's, Best Foods, S&W or other whole egg mayonnaise); 1 cup sour cream (, full fat (low fat ok too); 3 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 4 tsp sugar; 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper

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Total Time

30 minutes

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Rating

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Ingredients

10 servings

500g / 1 lb macaroni / elbow pasta (or other pasta of choice)
1 tbsp salt (to cook pasta)
3 cups cooked chicken (, shredded or finely chopped (Note 1)
150g / 5 oz bacon (, chopped)
2 celery stalks (, finely sliced)
1 red capsicum / bell pepper (, finely diced)
2 green onions (, finely sliced)
2 carrots (medium), shredded using standard box grater)
2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar, tasty, Colby)
2 avocados (small/medium), cut into bite size pieces (optional)
1 cup mayonnaise (, whole egg best (Hellmann's, Best Foods, S&W or other whole egg mayonnaise)
1 cup sour cream (, full fat (low fat ok too)
3 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
4 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

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Step 1

Cook pasta: Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Add salt, then cook pasta per packet directions. Drain well, let cool.

Step 2

Dressing: Mix Dressing ingredients in a bowl. Set aside 10 minutes+.

Step 3

Cook bacon: Place bacon in a cold non-stick skillet (Note X). Turn stove on to medium high, then cook bacon until golden. Drain on paper towels.

Step 4

Toss! Place cooked pasta in a large bowl along with all the Pasta Salad ingredients, reserving some bacon for garnish. Pour over Dressing, then toss well.