Chicken Pasta Salad

March 13th, 2008 by
Chef Thom

OK I may be rushing summer a little with this salad recipe, but I am getting cabin fever pretty bad these days.
You can cook the chicken for this one of two ways, out on the grill or under your oven’s broiler.
Either way this is a great salad for any time of the year.

2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
3/4 cup steak sauce
12 ounces spiral pasta
2 cubes chicken bouillon
1 Vidalia onion, diced
2 avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
I cup halved cherry tomatoes
1 cup ranch style dressing

Marinate chicken in the steak sauce for 60 mins.
Preheat BBQ to high heat or turn your broiler on.
Grill or broil chicken until no longer pink and juices run clear.
Remove from heat and chop into bite sized pieces.
IN a large pot bring enough water to boil to cook the pasta, add bouillon cubes and pasta.
Cook pasta until al dente.
Drain and rinse under cold water.
In a large bowl, combine chicken, pasta, onion, avocados, and tomatoes.
Mix in salad dressing.
Cover and refrigerate until chilled.