Chicken and Bacon Pasta Salad with Maille® Dijon Originale Mustard
Description
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
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2 skinless chicken breast fillets
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1 tablespoon sunflower oil
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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6 slices thin sliced bacon, rinded and chopped
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8 ounces fusilli (or other ridged pasta shape)
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Olive oil for drizzling
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8 onions, trimmed and sliced on the slant
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3 tablespoons Maille® Dijon Originale mustard
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1 tablespoon finely chopped flat parsley
Directions
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.
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.
3
Transfer all to a large bowl with sliced onions and mix Maille® Dijon Originale mustard into salad.
4
Season. Toss lightly. Serve in bowls sprinkled with parsley.