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Chicken Taco Pasta Salad

Chicken Taco Pasta Salad

Chicken Taco Pasta Salad is the perfect recipe for taking to a potluck or for a meal on a hot summer evening.  The great thing with this Chicken Taco Pasta Salad is you can make it and serve it the next day.  It stays fresh for several days.
At potlucks, I love the Taco Salads that are lettuce based.  Those are amazing!  The only thing I don't care for is leftovers don't keep, which is sad.  Often times those Taco Salads will need to be assembled right before serving.  Sometimes that just does not work.  Well, this recipe can be made the night before the crushed Doritos can be sprinkled on as each person takes their serving.  Plus, any leftovers will keep.
This is also a great recipe to make and serve for a meal on those hot summer days when you do not want to heat up the house.  Or do you have kid's activities to go to right after work and need a quick meal?  This salad can be made the evening before and served as a cold pasta meal.  It has meat, pasta, vegetables, and a dressing.  Everything in a meal.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: chicken recipe, easy meal, easy recipe, easy recipe, quick recipe, simple recipe,, easy side dish, mexican, potluck recipe, Quick, weeknight meal, salad, side dish, pasta recipe, sidedish
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 246kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Cutting board
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 2 cup Bowl
  • 1 Very Large Bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 16 oz Rotini Pasta Cooked, Drained, and Cooled
  • 2 7 oz Can Chicken Breast Drained
  • 1 15 oz Can Black Beans Rinsed and Drained
  • 1 each Green Bell Pepper Diced
  • ¼ each Red Onion Finely Diced
  • 2 each Roma Tomatoes Diced
  • 2 cups Cheddar Cheese Shredded
  • 1 packet Taco Seasoning
  • 1 cup Catalina or French Dressing
  • Dorito Chips Crumbled

Instructions

  • Drain the cans of chicken breast meat and put into a very large bowl. Add 2 tbsp Taco seasoning. Mix well.
  • Add the cooked and cooled pasta to the bowl.
  • Add the drained black beans to the bowl.
  • Dice the onion, green pepper, and tomatoes. Add to the bowl.
  • Mix well.
  • In a smaller bowl mix together the 1 cup of dressing and the rest of the taco seasoning. Pour into the large bowl and mix well.
  • It is ready to serve immediately. Serve with crushed Dorito chips on top.

Notes

Nutritional information is an estimate.  It will vary based the brands of ingredients used and on your cooking methods.

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 473mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 1mg