Description
Creamy Chicken Pasta Salad is the ultimate BBQ side. It’s made with tender chicken, easy pasta, and a flavorful lemon, relish, and mayo dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons relish
- 1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, chopped
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
Instructions
- Mix: Mix mayonnaise, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and relish.
- Toss: Toss with pasta, celery, and chicken.
- Refrigerate: Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days. Do not freeze as the mayo dressing does not freeze well. You can replace chicken with turkey, tuna, or chickpeas/tofu for a vegetarian version.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 273 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 529 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 26 mg
Keywords: creamy chicken pasta salad, BBQ side, macaroni salad, picnic dish, potluck