Chicken Club Pasta Salad

With the weather getting colder, I thought I should hurry up and share all of the wonderful summer-y recipes I made this year. I found this super pasta salad recipe over at the Cooking for your Family forum, on Baby Center. As I've mentioned before, I am one of the group owners of the forum and it is a really great place to get recipes and meal ideas. One of the features of the group is a weekly ingredient thread; where many recipes using a certain recipe can be found. I think this is one of my favorite threads, since it makes it easy to find a bunch of recipes using a certain ingredient, in one place.

This pasta salad is so yummy! Creamy, tangy and salty; 3 of my favorite tastes, LOL. The addition of the smoky bacon and creamy avocado, just make this pasta salad special. The flavors all work superbly together and I like the addition of the tangy Italian dressing. Perfect as a side, or even for lunch; this pasta salad is sure to be a hit with everyone who eats it!

Chicken Club Pasta Salad
Submitted by Sandy

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8 oz corkscrew or spiral pasta
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup Italian dressing
2 cups chopped cooked rotisserie chicken
1 cup cubed Muenster or Monterey Jack cheese
12 strips crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled
1 avocado, cubed
1 cup each chopped celery and green bell pepper
8 oz cherry tomatoes, cut in half

Cook and drain the pasta according to the package directions and rinse it with cold water. In a large bowl, pour a small a mount of the Italian dressing into the mayonnaise and whisk to incorporate, then whisk in the remaining dressing. Stir in the pasta and the remaining ingredients.

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