This amazing homemade simple chicken pasta salad recipe is inspired by all my favorite greek flavors. It is a healthy, delicious, beautiful, colorful salad full of such ingredients as crispy bell peppers, ripe cherry tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, zesty red onions, marinated olives, lean grilled chicken and savory feta cheese all sprinkled with lemon juice and zest, basil and olive oil. All on a bed of freshly cooked pasta. Such a perfect taste and flavor! This easy chicken pasta salad recipe will be your favorite, I promise.
What a pretty kaleidoscope of colors! Just looks so appetizing on my plate. Every time I make this simple dish for lunch or dinner I can’t wait to dig in.
Now I’m gonna tell you how to make this chicken pasta salad. For pasta I prefer using fusilli (but Italian spaghetti also works great). All of its crinkles and crevices are just perfect for holding onto the dressing and bits of feta in this pasta salad. Cherry tomatoes are meaty and will not make the dish watery. For olives, I stick with traditional calamata olives, just make sure they are pitted. I also like to peel the fresh crunchy cucumbers and I usually use English seedless variety. If you are not crazy about raw onions, just soak them in the cold water after you chop them up to get rid of some of the bite. Your favorite seasonings will make this chicken pasta salad even better.
This salad is very healthy and filling. And it has tons of nutritious benefits. All the fresh vegetables (such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers) protein rich grilled chicken and fiber-friendly pasta. Want to make it even more wholesome, use whole grain pasta instead of regular kind. This salad is just phenomenally tasty and most importantly super easy to make.
Just a few simple steps like boiling pasta, grilling chicken, chopping vegetables and whisking together homemade greek dressing. Yes I am also making the dressing from scratch! it just tastes so much better then the store-bought one, and it is better for you with no added preservatives and sodium.
This greek dressing is a cherry on top for all of the greek flavors of this salad. It is a perfect compliment to all of the ingredients.
Just under 25 minutes of cooking you can have a delicious, healthy lunch on your plate. Or make it a quick light dinner or even bring it to a summer barbecue. This chicken and pasta salad with cherry tomatoes and greek dressing is so versatile and is always a member of my weekly salad rotation. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Peggy M. Jones
August 6, 2019 @ 2:21 pm
I’ve been preparing this masterpiece for a week. It’s amazing! Chicken pasta salad recipes healthy!Thanks Alyssa for the recipe 🙂
Alyssa Day
August 6, 2019 @ 2:22 pm
Enjoy!
Jose E. Robinson
August 8, 2019 @ 6:17 am
Thank you Alyssa! Recipes for chicken pasta salad)I will definitely treat my friends!
Alyssa Day
August 8, 2019 @ 12:30 pm
Thank you! I am happy to share my recipes with you 🙂
Edward B. Gonzalez
August 8, 2019 @ 8:44 am
Thanks so much Alyssa! Your recipes saved my holiday-pasta salad recipes with chicken:)
Alyssa Day
August 8, 2019 @ 8:45 am
It’s so nice! Thank you for your feedback! 🙂
Gerald J. Ford
August 13, 2019 @ 6:29 am
Recipe for chicken pasta salad is now my favorite! How do you do that? Masterpiece 🙂
Alyssa Day
August 13, 2019 @ 12:59 pm
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Amparo Ellis
August 14, 2019 @ 10:36 am
Healthy pasta salad with chicken is wonderful! Thanks for the recipe, it’s gorgeous. 🙂
Alyssa Day
August 14, 2019 @ 2:46 pm
Thank you! Be sure to feed this dish to all your family and friends 🙂
Jennifer Clark
August 16, 2019 @ 7:54 am
Mmm! Cold buffalo chicken pasta salad – it`s my today`s dinner.
Alyssa Day
August 16, 2019 @ 8:50 am
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Joseph Edwards
August 20, 2019 @ 7:01 am
This recipe cold chicken pasta salad healthy saved my party. Thanks 😉
Alyssa Day
August 20, 2019 @ 8:57 am
I’m happy you liked it. Be sure to feed this dish to all your family and friends 🙂
Karen Jamison
August 21, 2019 @ 8:16 am
Ooh! This easy chicken pasta salad is nice. I will definitely cook it!
Alyssa Day
August 21, 2019 @ 4:44 pm
It’s so nice! Those are the best words for me.
Isabel Hernandez
August 27, 2019 @ 11:16 am
Yummy grilled chicken pasta salad!
Alyssa Day
August 27, 2019 @ 12:16 pm
Welcome to my site! Thank you for your interest in my dishes 🙂
Lorraine Alston
August 30, 2019 @ 2:07 pm
healthy chicken pasta salad! so good!
Alyssa Day
August 30, 2019 @ 2:43 pm
Wow! I am happy to share my recipes with you 🙂
Ashley Abe
September 2, 2019 @ 5:59 am
Great chicken salad pasta!
Alyssa Day
September 2, 2019 @ 6:32 am
Welcome to my site! Thank you for your kind words 🙂