Name: Balsamic Chicken Pasta Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 3 cups uncooked bow tie pasta; 4 cups cubed cooked chicken breast; 2 cups chopped tomatoes; 1/2 cup chopped red onion; 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled; 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup minced fresh basil; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

I love all the colors and flavors of this quick and easy dish and serve it often in summer, to the delight of my guests! You can't beat the combination of Gorgonzola and bacon. Leftover grilled shrimp makes a tasty substitute for chicken. &mdash;Terry McCarty, Oro Grande, California

Balsamic Chicken Pasta Salad

bow tie pasta

chicken breast

tomatoes

red onion

bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

Gorgonzola cheese

olive oil

basil

balsamic vinegar

brown sugar

garlic

salt

pepper

Parmesan cheese

This salad is a staple at all our family gatherings.  Everyone loves it!  The complex flavors blend beautifully after refrigerating for a couple of hours.  I use rotisserie chicken and Barilla Plus bowtie pasta (for the omega 3's).  I've also used orzo, since it was what I had on hand.  Excellent recipe!

This recipe was Great!! I switched up the ingredients a little (added a few more veggies), but overall it was great! Definitely going to be making it again.  Next time with less or no sugar, since some of the veggies are sweet enough -I didn't need any extra sugar.  But this was great!

We make this pasta weekly during the summer, but instead of tomatoes we use sweet green peas. It is so amazing! A great prepare ahead dish, so yummy :)

Although we enjoyed this, we thought the dressing was slightly too sweet for our tastes...will cut the brown sugar down next time I make it.  Used Feta instead of Gargonzola because I had Feta on hand...worked well.

Wow! This is wonderful!!!! My husband is a man of few words (and even less about food), but after eating a few bites, he leaned over and said, "You can make this again". Now, that's a compliment.

This recipe was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!  My husband and I really enjoyed this fantastic salad.  I will definitely make this again.

The flavors in this recipe are bright and lively.  I've used other pasta varieties with equal success.  I use canned chicken and more cheese.  I shared this recipe at work and it is now a popular addition to many of our recipe boxes.

This sounds great, but is there another cheese to substitute for the gorgonzola/feta? We're not too crazy about either.

My husband & I like this recipe. I would recommend it be fixed as written & then decide to leave something out. Everything together makes a great combination even if you don't like an ingredient. We don't like Gorgonola cheese ourselves, but I defy anyone to be able to say they can taste anything more than a hint of it in this recipe. I never tell my husband what's in anything new until I know if he likes it first.

This recipe really makes a large amount.  I used grape tomatoes but really didn't like them in the salad.  Next time I will try using Green Peas instead--as someone else suggested.  Instead of using Balsamic vinegar and the olive oil, I substituted 1/2 cup of White Balsamic Vinagrette salad dressing.

I liked the pasta a lot better without the dressing.  It was too strong.  If I make it again I will not use very little or no dressing.

Highly disappointing. The flavor of did not live up to all of the yummy ingredients it uses. It was bland, surprisingly. It makes ALOT, so I felt like I couldn't waste it by throwing it out, so I found myself doctoring it up everytime I'd serve up a bowl to try to improve the flavor. Not worth the effort.

This salad was great!  Made it on a hot day for lunch, very yummy and easy!  I varied the ingredients slightly to what I had on hand, and the dressing was delicious!!

Made this salad for Thanksgiving supper and got very good reviews and many asked for the recipe.

Made this as written added peas as well,next time i will put more grape tomatoes and proably leave out the cheese. Really like the dressing! thanks for sharing!

This salad is amazingly awesome!! The brown sugar in the dressing adds a whole new dimension...so good.  I added sliced zucchini and yellow squash to the chicken that I sauteed and also some Italian seasoning, salt,pepper and a splash of worchestshire sauce to the pan to liven up the chicken.  I added a few chopped calamata olives also to use them up!!  I make a very similar dressing or marinade for sliced tomatoes but this ROCKS!!

Too much of a gorgonzola flavor for me.  Gorgonzola is hit or miss for me, and this has a strong flavor of it.  I would try this recipe again using feta cheese.  I liked the previous reviewer's idea of adding some other vegetables, so that may also be an addition for next time.

As one review notes, Gorgonzola can be a bit strong for some tastes. Love it personally, but I'll do 50-50 with Feta. Lightly blanched veggies also 'perk up' this dish.

Tasty and light. Perfect for lunch or dinner on a hot day. I substituted fresh shrimp for chicken, otherwise made it according to the recipe and wouldn't change anything else. We got 5 servings from this recipe. People do go back for seconds.

I thought this recipe looked familiar. I made it a year or so ago and it is great! I used less garlic and brown sugar. I also added frozen green peas for a little color. Great!

I did use shrimp and everyone liked it for a Labor Day cookout.

Balsamic Chicken Pasta Salad

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Servings: 8

Cost: $6.61 /serving

Author : Taste of Home

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