Mediterranean Bowtie Chicken Pasta Salad

Recipe from: Laura Watson

I made this beautiful, yummy salad for dinner tonight. I luv all the colors in this salad. They make me smile! :) O soooo delicious! Its a combination of 3 of my favorite pasta salad recipes. If you wish, leave out certain ingredients to suit your taste.


1 or 2 chicken breast
5 Bacon strips or 1c. sausage
12-oz. pkg. bowtie pasta, cooked
1 small jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
2 cans sliced black olives, drained
1 cucumber, chopped
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 zucchini squash
1 pt. cherry tomatoes
4 green onions, cut up
1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese
1/3 c. mozarella or provolone cheese
1/2 c. red onion, chopped
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 c. (more or less per your taste) Newmans balsamic vinaigrette or Wishbone rubusto Italian salad dressing (can substit. mayo instead)
McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning to taste*** see below***
other add ins..... pine nuts, peas, pepporoni, salami, mushrooms,feta cheese

Rinse pasta with cold water; drain well. Toss all ingredients with pasta. Chill 2 to 3 hours.

***I make my own McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning. Here is the recipe I use.

1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds
1 teaspoon paprika
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon poppy seed
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1 dash cayenne pepper

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