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Chicken Macaroni Salad with Tomatoes

Published August 8, 2017 Last updated on November 4th, 2018

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Featuring a light creamy dressing this Chicken Macaroni Salad is full of protein and veggies! Super easy to make, healthy and delicious!

A blue bowl filled with macaroni, chicken, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes.

Summers are definitely hot here in Texas, and this year is no exception. Multiple 100-degree weather days has me craving dishes that don’t require me standing over a hot stove forever. This refreshingly light Chicken Macaroni Salad is the perfect Summer salad recipe!

How To Make Chicken Macaroni Salad

If you are short on time, you can use some store-bought, pre-cooked chicken breast. I occasionally buy the cooked chicken breast from the deli section at Trader Joe’s. They are surprisingly really tender, not dry and taste good. The All Natural one has a clean ingredient list.

Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Then drain and rinse under cold water.

While the pasta cooks, you can prepare the dressing in the bottom of a large bowl. The dressing starts with some olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard and whole milk yogurt that results in a light creamy dressing.

Fresh veggies are added to the mix and help create a filling and healthy salad full of flavor!

Chicken Macaroni Salad inside a large blue bowl.

This will serve 4 to 5 people, depending on how hungry you are. This will transport well, making it a great work lunch idea.

Featuring a light creamy dressing this Chicken Macaroni Salad is not only delicious but healthy and easy to make!
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Chicken Macaroni Salad

Featuring a light and creamy dressing, this Chicken Macaroni Salad makes for one tasty lunch dish. Transports well, so it's also great for work or school lunches. 
Course Main Dish Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 5 servings
Author Tempie

Ingredients

  • 3 cups elbow macaroni noodles (use gluten-free noodles for GF--> recommended : Jovial Foods brand)
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup plain whole milk yogurt
  • 2 tsp dried dill
  • 1/2 tsp celery seed
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt or to taste
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions
  • 1 (10 oz) container cherry tomatoes
  • 1 small zucchini, quartered lengthwise, and sliced into 1/8 inch thick slices
  • 3 cups cooked and cubed chicken

Instructions

  • Bring 4 quarts of water to boil in a large pot. Add salt, then pasta and cook, according to package directions, until tender. Drain and rinse under cold water. 
    While the pasta cooks, make the dressing. In the bottom of a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, yogurt, dried dill, garlic powder, salt, celery seed and scallions. Let that sit while the pasta is cooking to give the flavors time to marry. 
    Add the pasta, chicken, tomatoes and zucchini to the bowl and gently toss to combine. Check seasoning and add salt if needed. Serve immediately or refrigerate for a few hours, then serve. 

Notes

Estimated Nutrition Facts:

By Tempie at November 4, 2018.

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  1. Raia Todd

    August 14, 2017 at 2:38 pm

    Sounds like a delicious salad! I love the yogurt and mustard included. 🙂

    Reply
  2. linda spiker

    August 14, 2017 at 4:26 pm

    Yes! What a beautiful dish! Love the sound of the ‘dressing’.

    Reply
  3. Lindsey Dietz

    August 15, 2017 at 5:39 am

    Those baby tomatoes are simply beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Monique

    August 16, 2017 at 7:12 am

    This looks like a great addition to a lunchbox, love a portable salad! The yoghurt dressing sounds super yum 🙂

    Reply
  5. Corrine

    August 16, 2017 at 7:17 pm

    LOVE the idea of a light dressing on macaroni salad! The dried dill in this sounds wonderful, too!

    Reply
  6. Christina Shoemaker

    August 17, 2017 at 1:26 pm

    What a perfect summer salad! I love that you went with a light dressing! This looks just perfect for a cookout or a quick lunch to make in advance and keep on hand!

    Reply
  7. Elena

    August 18, 2017 at 4:55 pm

    This sounds so good! Might have to make some tonight.

    Reply
  8. Emily @ Recipes to Nourish

    August 20, 2017 at 7:00 pm

    Love all of these summer flavors! This would be a hit with my family. I love that it’s full of veggies and protein. Yum!

    Reply

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