Fiesta Chicken Pasta Salad
Fiesta Chicken Pasta Salad is bursting with flavor. Tender pasta and chicken are mixed with taco seasoning, ranch dressing, corn, black beans and more! This pasta salad is going to become your new favorite!
Pasta salads are so perfect for Summer time barbecues and pot lucks! I thought creating one with some Mexican flair would be absolutely delicious, and it was!
This Fiesta Chicken Pasta Salad is bursting with flavor. Tender pasta and chicken are mixed with taco seasoning, ranch dressing, corn, black beans and more. I let it chill in the fridge for about 4 hours and then served it at our 4th of July party. It was a big hit! I was hoping to bring home the leftovers, but there wasn’t any left!
This incredible Fiesta Chicken Pasta Salad is going to become your new favorite pasta salad. The only suggestion I make is to plan in advance because it does call for pre-cooked chicken. A rotisserie chicken would be perfect for this!
Also, I suggest doubling the recipe if you’re serving a large crowd. Every one is going to want in on this yummy dish!
MORE PASTA SALAD RECIPES YOU MAY LIKE:
California Pasta Salad
Pepperoni Pizza Pasta Salad
Strawberry Chicken and Spinach Pasta Salad
Mandarin Orange and Spinach Pasta Salad
Poppy Seed Chicken and Grape Pasta Salad
Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Tri Color Pasta Salad
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Ingredients
- 1 pound box bow tie or Farfalle noodles
- 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning
- 1 (8 ounce) container chive and onion cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups prepared ranch dressing
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed (a rotisserie chicken works great for this)
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (10 ounce) can corn, drained
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- In a large pot of water, boil noodles according to package directions. Drain water, and then place noodles in a large bowl. To the hot noodles, add cream cheese, taco seasoning and ranch dressing. Mix well to combine.
- Add in cooked chicken, black beans, corn, bell pepper and cilantro. Stir gently to combine.
- Cover with lid or cover tightly with saran wrap. Place in refrigerator and chill for atleast 4-5 hours before serving. Enjoy!
Recipe by: Holly Lofthouse
Now I know what I’m bringing to a potluck this weekend!
Looks amazing! I love your blog Life as a Lofthouse! Thanks for giving me great ideas :))))))
Great salad for the picnic we are having this weekend.
YUMMY
Looks delicious! Excited for my fam to try it
looks amazing, good luck i love your blog
Looks and sounds wonderful!! Will for sure try it! You are amazing!
I’ve been kvetching over what to take to our congregation’s women’s retreat since we’re only suppose to bring a salad to share. I think this is the perfect thing to take! Thanks for posting it!
DELISH!!! My family LOVED this!! We are making it for our family reunion!!
Tiffany Ringwood
OMG, That looks Amazing! I will try it very soon! Love your blog!
What a great combo of ingredients!! So yummy!!!
THE FLAVORS SOUND LIKE A GOOD CHANGE.
Yummy recipe!!1 My husband is HOOKED!!! Thanks friend!
Holly, this was so delicious. Would have never thought to add all these amazing ingredients! You will surely win!!!! YUMMY!
Thanks for sharing!! DELICIOUS!!! Been loving your blog!!
amazing recipe! love the photos and love philadelphia!
This looks great – I will definitely try it!
Looks great and so easy to make! I will sure try it this weekend!
This looks wonderful, can’t wait to try it my kids will love it.
Looks super yummy! Can’t wait to try it!
Yummy! Good luck to you : )
This looks awesome!!!!! Can’t wait to try it out!
Looks great, I can’t wait to try it!!! I bet my picky two year old will even give it a try!
everything looks so good and going to try a recipe tonight 🙂
This sounds FANTASTIC!!! I’m pinning this to make in the future!! Thanks for sharing.
This looks so good! I was looking for a recipe to bring to my son’s cub scout cook out. This sounds perfect!