Chicken and Bacon Pasta Salad with Maille® Dijon Originale Mustard
This hearty pasta salad combines chicken, bacon and onions, with Dijon mustard and olive oil for a flavorful side dish or picnic-ready main course.
Ingredients
- 2 skinlesss chicken breast fillets
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 slices thin sliced bacon , rinded and chopped
- 8 ounces fusilli , or other ridged pasta shape
- Olive oil for drizzling
- 8 onions , trimmed and sliced on the slant
- 3 tablespoons Maille® Dijon Originale mustard
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped flat parsley
Instructions
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1
Heat griddle to smoking. Rub chicken breasts with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on griddle and cook on both sides until chicken is cooked through.
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2
At the same time, fry bacon pieces in a non-stick pan. Drain on paper towel. Cook pasta in lightly salted boiling water until just al dente. Drain and drizzle with olive oil.
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3
Transfer all to a large bowl with sliced onions and mix Maille® Dijon Originale mustard into salad.
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4
Season. Toss lightly. Serve in bowls sprinkled with parsley.
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