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Picnic Pasta Cobb Salad

My sister-in-law brought this salad to a family get-together years ago, and we were all clamoring for the recipe by the end of the night. Not only is it totally delicious, but it’s also a stunner thanks to the tri-color pasta—it just looks like summer in a bowl. Now, full disclosure: I’m not the biggest blue cheese fan, so I usually swap it out for feta when I make it. But that’s the beauty of this salad—you can tweak it to fit your taste! HOT TIP: Add the avocado right before serving so it stays fresh and doesn’t get all mushy or brown on you. No one likes sad, mushy guac vibes in their pasta salad. ;)
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Servings: 12
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Salad Ingredients
  • 1 - Box Tri-Color Rotini Pasta
  • 2 C Chicken cooked and cubed
  • 4 - Bacon strips cooked (Optional)
  • 2-3 Tomatoes chopped
  • 4 oz. Blue Cheese crumbles
  • 2 Green onions
  • 2 Medium avocados chopped
Dressing Ingredients
  • ¼ tsp. Lemon Juice
  • 1 Garlic clove mashed
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • ¼ tsp. Pepper
  • Olive Oil Christina never gave me an exact amount. I used ¼ C

Method
 

  1. Mix together pasta, chicken, bacon, tomatoes, blue cheese, green onions and avocados.
  2. Separately whisk together dressing ingredients.
  3. Pour over salad to taste.