Chipotle Chicken Pasta Salad
Farfalle pasta mixed with chicken, bacon, corn, red onion, chives, and a creamy chipotle sauce. This is a flavorful pasta salad with a kick of heat!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
For the Chipotle Sauce
- 1 can Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
- ⅓ cup Mayo
- 2 Tbsp Sour Cream
- ½ Tbsp Dijon Mustard
- ½ tsp Honey
- 1 Garlic Clove
- ½ Tbsp Lime Juice
- ¼ tsp Chili Powder
- ¼ tsp Paprika
- ¼ tsp Cumin
- ¼ tsp Kosher Salt
- ⅛ tsp Ground Black Pepper
For the Pasta Salad
- 3 Strips of Thick Sliced Bacon
- ¼ tsp Dried Oregano
- ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
- ¼ tsp Chili Powder
- ¼ tsp Paprika
- ¼ tsp Ground Cumin
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt
- ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 12-14 oz. Thin Sliced Chicken Breasts
- 8 oz. Bowtie Farfalle Pasta
- 2 Corn Cobs (husked)
- ⅓ cup Freshly Chopped Chives
- ⅔ cup Finely Diced Red Onion
Instructions
For the Chipotle Sauce
- Open the can of chipotle peppers. Add two whole chipotle peppers and a ½ tablespoon of the adobo sauce into a small blander or food processor. Then add in the remaining ingredients for the chipotle sauce into the blender. Blend until smooth and well combined. Set it aside for later.
For the Pasta Salad
- Add the bacon into a pan and heat over medium high heat. When the bacon starts bubbling cook it for about 4-5 minutes on each side until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan and allow it to drain on a plate lined with paper towels. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease left in the pan and discard the rest. When the bacon has cooled, roughly chop it into pieces.
- In a small bowl, combine the oregano, garlic powder, chili powder, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Season both sides of the chicken breasts with the seasoning. Heat the same pan with the reserved bacon grease over medium heat. Place the chicken breasts into the pan and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side until the chicken is fully cooked. Remove the chicken breasts from the pan and allow them to rest for at least 10 minutes. When the chicken has cooled, dice it into pieces.
- In the meantime, bring two pots of water to a boil. Add a sprinkling of salt and the bowtie pasta to one pot. Then add the corn cobs to the other pot. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions or until al dente. Boil the corn for about 7 minutes. Drain the pasta and rinse under cold water until the pasta is cold. Remove the corn cobs from the pot and place them into a bowl filled with ice water. When the corn is cool to the touch, stand the cob up on the flat end and run a knife down the sides to remove the kernels. Repeat with the remaining corn cob.
- Add the pasta, corn, diced chicken, bacon, chives, red onion, and chipotle sauce to a large bowl. Mix the ingredients together until well combined. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Enjoy!