Dawn's Favorite Chicken Pasta

Name: Dawn's Favorite Chicken Pasta
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 box colored rotini (13.25oz. box); 1 red apple diced; 3 cooked chicken breast halves diced; 8 slice bacon fried crisp & crumbled; 1 celery stalk diced fine (optional); 16 oz bottle ranch dressing; salt and pepper to taste

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By Dawn Bowling
@dbdimples58

They say, necessity is the mother of invention. Well, I had the sisters coming for lunch one afternoon, and few groceries in the house. This recipe was born from that need. That was over 20 years ago, and has now become a regular staple in the summer at my daughters house. My children, grandchildren, nieces...EVERYONE loves this strangely sounding but simple & delicious recipe. I hope you'll try it!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

Prep:

1 Hr

Ingredients

1 box

colored rotini (13.25oz. box)
1

red apple diced
3

cooked chicken breast halves diced
8 slice

bacon fried crisp & crumbled
1

celery stalk diced fine (optional)
16 oz bottle

ranch dressing
·

salt and pepper to taste
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How to Make Dawn's Favorite Chicken Pasta

Step-by-Step

Cook rotini according to package directions. Drain, rinse under cold running water, drain well.
Toss apples, chicken, celery (if using)& bacon with pasta. Use entire bottle of dressing to coat the pasta ingredients well. Toss to mix. Chill several hours before serving
Sometimes I find the pasta soaks up a lot of the dressing, so, just before serving, if it seems dry, I add a little more dressing. Also, bacon bits work just fine in place of the real bacon crumbles.

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