by Holly
This delicious Chicken Club Ranch Pasta Salad is the perfect dinner for a hot summer evening! All of your favorite Club toppings are in there… bacon, chicken, cheddar, tomatoes and avocado!
It can be made well ahead of time which makes for a great weeknight meal! The creamy dressing for this cold pasta salad is homemade and you will most likely have a little bit leftover. It’s delicious as a veggie dip or salad dressing (and tastes so much better than store bought ranch!).
REPIN CHICKEN CLUB PASTA SALAD
Items You’ll Need For This Recipe
* pasta (bow tie or shells) * bacon * buttermilk * avocado *
Chicken Club Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 8 oz pasta (I used shells)
- 8 slices bacon , cooked & drained
- 2 cups cooked chopped chicken
- 1/2 avocado , diced
- 1 tomato , seeded & diced
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese , cubed
Dressing
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chives
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt & black pepper to taste
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Instructions
- Combine all dressing ingredients and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to directions. Rinse under cold water.
- Toss all ingredients in a large bowl except dressing. Add dressing to taste (there may be leftover dressing).
Recipe Notes
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
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I would like to make the dressing only, does it expire a couple of days later or longer? Thanks
The dressing should last just fine up to 5 days if all of your dairy is fresh. Enjoy!
It is delicious,creamy,and self- filling.
Can you substitute the avacado with something else, I don’t like it.
You could leave it out if preferred.
Salad looks great but trying to be good right now. Doesn’t seem low calorie but it does look yummy!
Try turkey bacon instead. that would cut a large chunk of calories out I would think.
the best !!!!!!
this absolutely the best chicken pasta I have ever made
I am so glad you have enjoyed this recipe!
Working on this now for a hot steamy Texas evening. Can’t wait to try!
I HAVE to make this! I really love that you provided a dressing recipe with seasonings instead of just using a ranch powder. Thanks!
I hope you enjoy it Natasha! It is a perfect salad for a summer dinner!
This looks DELICIOUS!! Do you have a nutritional breakdown??
Thanks for posting!!
Thank you!! I’m sorry I am unable to provide nutritional information. You can enter your ingredients here to calculate your information.
Is this salad best served cold or with the warm chicken?
Either would work but I serve it with cold chicken as I make it ahead of time.
this sounds great!
Quick question could you switch out the chicken for ham, salami or shrimp for a different taste.
Absolutely!
I have been searching for a recipe that is easy to make for a women’s luncheon. I already have the ingredients for this salad so I am anxious to make it tomorrow. It looks and sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing!
Enjoy Lynn!!
Hi Holly. My husband and myself don’t care for avocado. Do you have any suggestions as to what to use otherwise? I love pasta salad and adore your dill pickle pasta salad.
You can just leave the avocado out and it will still be delicious!
hi holly im in australia we only have the bottled ranch salad dressing by paul newman and praise so what do i use also we only have corn flour but not corn meal whats the difference blessings susanne
Hi Susanne,
This recipe has a homemade dressing so you shouldn’t need a bottled dressing. This recipe doesn’t use corn meal.
Enjoy!
Hi making this salad for a picnic on the beach could u tell me how much is a cup
1 cup is 240ml
Great recipes, I would buy your book!
Thanks Brett!
I made this for an engagement party and everyone raved. I made the dressing the day before and then assembled everything the day of. It was so good !! I made extra and it was good the next day, even with the avocado,( I sprinkled lemon before I added it to the salad.) I have already made this again, great to make ahead to have on a busy evening after work. Thank you for the recipe!! It was a hit, and now we are hooked on the ranch dressing. I’ve made it multiple times… So good!!
I’m so glad everyone loved it… I agree, I could eat this dressing with a spoon!
Hi Holly
Is that fresh or dried chives.
Fresh is best but if you don’t have fresh you could certainly substitute dried.
Nice salads. Thank you.
So many lovely salads. Thank you.
Great dish !
Makes a great presentation when ever I will need to take a dish to the many events my large family have.
Looks YUMYUM!. Thanks for the recipe. I needed to pin this.
This looks delicious. Yumming to I remember to make it at one of our cookouts!
I made this today and the dressing is a lot like ranch. I had to make some changes to the recipe to what I had in the fridge. I added green onion and celery. I didn’t have any avocado (I don’t care for it) so I left that out. I added McCormick’s Salad Supreme to the salad and refrigerated it for 4 hours before serving. It was a hit! Very good!
So glad you enjoyed it Michele! The celery would add a great crunch too!
When I cook chicken for salad, I put a whole onion and several garlic cloves in the water, gives it a good flavor! Then, I cook the pasta in the leftover broth for extra flavor.
That’s a great idea! It would add so much flavor!
Thank you for posting this! I love pasta salads, but needed a new one, as the old stand by is getting boring. I will be back, I’ve liked you on Facebook, and sharing with my daughter. Thanks again.
<3 Thank you Susan! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
I will be making for husbands lunch, will the avocado turn brown by the next day?
If you are planning to serve it the next day, you might like to toss the avocado with a little bit of lemon juice before adding it to the salad or even serve it on the side to be added to the salad.
Delicious chicken club pasta salad looks really yumm. thanks for sharing with Hearth and Soul blog hop. pinning
This looks fantastic! I can’t wait to make it soon. Great pictures.
Thank you Margaret! :)
This looks amazing! Visiting from Lil’ Luna – thanks for sharing your recipe and pinning! Have a fantastic weekend!
Thank you for stopping by Cindy!
This is a delicious Chicken Pasta Salad, wish I had some right now. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
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Miz Helen
I make this sort of dish often during warm weather but top mine with crushed roasted cashew nuts yum :-)
Yummy! Great addition!
1.) Is that 8oz of pasta before cooking?
2.) How many people will this feed?
Yes, 8oz of pasta before cooking. This makes 6 1-cup servings.