Chicken vegetable pasta salad makes the perfect lunch or dinner. It is so easy, and packed full of flavor! Make a big bowl of this pasta salad, and store in the refrigerator. Also, you can this in your kids’ lunchboxes, eat it for a quick lunch on the weekend, or serve it to your family for dinner!

My favorite thing about a pasta salad is that you can make it your own. Use the vegetables your family loves the most. I typically use vegetables in a variety of color which makes the pasta salad so pretty! In addition to a variety of vegetables, you can add a protein such as chicken, ham, or pepperoni. We love chicken, and I cook with chicken all the time so that is what I used for this recipe. Also, I picked up some pre-cooked, pre-shredded rotisserie chicken at Costco. If you have a Costco close by, go get a pack of this! It is delicious and makes cooking a breeze!

Chicken Vegetable Pasta Salad – Recipe

Ingredients

1 lb small pasta (I used campanelle)

2 bell peppers, chopped

handful of small tomatoes, halved

1 lb cooked, shredded chicken

1 large or 2 small cucumbers, diced

1/2 finely chopped red onion

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

3/4 cup olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 Tablespoon oregano

Directions

Cook pasta in salted water according the directions on package

Drain and slightly rinse pasta

Pour pasta into large bowl, and add cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, onion, and chicken

Set aside pasta mixture

In medium bowl, mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, and spices

Pour olive oil mixture over pasta, chicken and veggies and mix well

Refrigerate until completely cooled or serve warm!

Serve this dish to your family, friends, or bring to a pot-luck. Your friends and family will thank you!