How To Make BBQ Chicken Pasta Salad
Grilled chicken tossed with barbecue-flavored mayonnaise dressing makes this chicken pasta salad a superb dish! Cook up a hearty plate in just 30 minutes.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspvegetable oil
- 2chicken breast,halves, boneless, skinless
- 1red onion,chopped
- ½jalapeno peppers,de-seeded, de-veined and minced
- 1lbsmall pasta shells
- 1cupBBQ sauce
- 1cupmayonnaise
- ½tspkosher salt
- ¼tspcoarse ground pepper
- 1red bell pepper,seeded and diced
- 1orange bell pepper,seeded and diced
- 1cupcorn
- 15ozblack beans,(1 can), rinsed and drained
- ¼cupfresh cilantro,minced
Instructions
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Add the vegetable oil to a large skillet on medium-high heat, then add the chicken. Cook for 4 to 6 minutes on each side.
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Remove the chicken, add in the onions and jalapenos, then cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often, until softened.
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Cook the pasta in a large pot of water 1 minute shy of the directions on the box, then drain and rinse.
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Mix the BBQ sauce, mayonnaise, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
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Chop the chicken into bite sized pieces, then add to the large bowl with the dressing along with the onions, jalapenos, bell peppers, corn, black beans and cilantro.
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Toss well, serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 790.33kcal
- Fat: 31.95g
- Saturated Fat: 5.15g
- Trans Fat: 0.07g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.03g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 15.59g
- Carbohydrates: 96.84g
- Fiber: 11.69g
- Sugar: 17.61g
- Protein: 29.33g
- Cholesterol: 39.10mg
- Sodium: 666.12mg
- Calcium: 100.81mg
- Potassium: 1233.89mg
- Iron: 4.23mg
- Vitamin A: 64.89µg
- Vitamin C: 41.77mg
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