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Bowtie Pasta Recipe with Chicken

Feb 24, 2020 · Modified: Jan 10, 2024 by Pam Dana · This post may contain affiliate links · 13 Comments

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Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad is the perfect pasta salad for BBQs or potlucks! Bow tie noodles, chicken, green onions, grapes, apples, sliced almonds, and coleslaw dressing!

This Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad is not only one of my immediate families favorite salads, but also my extended family on both sides. I make this at least once a month and it is almost always at family gatherings! It’s a very easy salad to make and the flavors and texture cannot be beaten!

2 small bowls of Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad

My favorite thing to do is make a giant bowl to serve with dinner on Sunday, and then I eat the leftovers for lunch the next few days!

This is a must for all holiday parties, potlucks, and BBQs! I always make this when we’re making my Teriyaki Skewers or Bacon Wrapped Chicken Skewers!

HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES THIS SALAD SERVE?

If you’re serving this at a potluck or BBQ I would say it serves at least 12 people. If you’re serving it has a main dish then I would plan on it serving 8 people! If there are a lot of side dish options and people are giving small servings, I would bet that you could feed 15 with this recipe.

A large bowl of Bow Tie Chicken Pasta Salad with 2 small bowls full next to it.

BOW TIE CHICKEN PASTA SALAD with GRAPES and APPLES

This variation is a bit different from a lot of Chicken Bow Tie Salads you see. I love having the fresh textures of the grapes and apples that you get in this recipe. I suggest using Gala or Fiji apples. I also always use Red Grapes. Not only does it add great color to the salad, but green grapes are too sour.

The green onions and sliced almonds give this recipe the crunch you need! I have also used slivered almonds when that’s all I have on hand and they work great too!

For the chicken, I like to boil and cube chicken breasts or use rotisserie chicken. I’ve even used canned chicken in a bind, but in my opinion, it’s not as good as the cubed or rotisserie chicken.

As for the dressing, I have always just used store-bought dressing and it works great. I generally use about ¾ of a 16oz bottle. But, that’s just my preference. Some may like it with more dressing. I also find that as I eat the leftovers, I need to add a bit more dressing.

HOW TO MAKE BOW TIE PASTA SALAD WITH CHICKEN

Ingredients to make a Bow Tie Chicken Pasta Salad -- noodles, chicken ,apples, grapes, almonds and green onions.
  • Boil your noodles and rinse them with cold water. Place them in a large bowl and allow them to cool.
  • While the noodles are boiling, chop your chicken, grapes, apples and green onions.
  • Once the noodles are cooled, combine the noodles with the chopped ingredients and sliced almonds.
  • Cover in Coleslaw dressing and enjoy!
2 small bowls of Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad
2 small bowls of Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad

What Else Could You Add to This Salad?

I have seen many variations of this salad and although this is my favorite version of it, I get that everyone may have other preferences. Here is a list of other

  • Celery
  • Mandarin Oranges
  • Water Chestnuts
  • Pineapple Tidbits
  • Craisins
  • Cashews (instead of Almonds

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2 small bowls of Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad
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5 from 6 votes

Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad

Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad is the perfect pasta salad for BBQs or potlucks! Bow tie noodles, chicken, green onions, grapes, apples, sliced almonds, and coleslaw dressing!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Resting Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 290kcal
Author: Over The Big Moon

Ingredients

  • 16 oz Bow Tie Pasta Noodles
  • 3 Chicken Breasts (Approx 3 cups cooked and cubed)
  • 2 Cups Red Grapes halved
  • 2 Apples chopped
  • 1 C Sliced Almonds
  • 1-2 Green Onions amount to your preference preference

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook your Bow Tie noodles until soft.
  • Rince the cooked noodles in cold water and allow the noodles to cool for at least 1 hour.
  • While the noodles are cooking and cooling, chop the chicken, grapes, apples and green onions.
  • Once the noodles are cooled, add hte chicken, grapes, apples, green onion and almonds and mix together.
  • Cover the salad with approx ¾ bottle of coleslaw dressing. If you like your salad sauce heavy, then feel free to add more.

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Notes

Serve chilled! 
Save any remaining colesalw dressing to add to the leftovers. After a day or two the salad will need a bit more dressing!

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 437mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg
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2 small bowls of Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad

YUMMY POTLUCK DISHES

If you love this salad, make sure and check out a few of my other favorite potluck dishes:
 
Chicken Cabbage Ramen Salad
Easy Bean Dip
Shrimp Dip Platter
Easy Macaroni and Shrimp Salad
BLT Pasta Salad
Bowtie and Teriyaki Spinach Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad
 
I hope you guys enjoy this Chicken Bow Tie Pasta Salad as much as we do! You really can’t go wrong with it!

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*This recipe was originally published in June 2014 and July of 2017 and has been updated with new pictures, instructional video, and better information.

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  1. Anna McNamara

    February 25, 2020 at 7:34 pm

    5 stars
    This was SO good I could eat it for every meal. It made a ton so I had a lot of left overs to snack on. Definitely making this again.

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      February 26, 2020 at 6:45 pm

      Thank you! So glad you loved it!

      Reply
  2. Suzy

    February 25, 2020 at 8:08 am

    5 stars
    You have combined two of our favorite dishes, past and chicken salad! This is such a great idea!

    Reply
  3. Tara

    February 25, 2020 at 6:58 am

    5 stars
    PERFECT for potlucks — this was a huge hit!

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      February 25, 2020 at 10:25 am

      I am SO glad! Thank you so much!

      Reply
  4. stephanie

    February 24, 2020 at 7:41 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe is quick, easy and so yummy!

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      February 25, 2020 at 10:25 am

      Thank you! I love how fast it is to throw together!

      Reply
  5. Sarah

    February 24, 2020 at 7:32 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe is delish!

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      February 25, 2020 at 10:24 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Judith Watkins

    August 02, 2017 at 6:55 pm

    Made it today. Followed directions and it came out delicious. I gave some to my neighbor to share. Something this easy and tasty should be shared. Thank you for the recipe. It’s a keeper.

    Reply
    • Pam Dana

      August 03, 2017 at 3:17 pm

      Yay! So glad to hear!!

      Reply
  7. Mindy Grant

    August 30, 2012 at 5:11 am

    sounds delish! and the serving bowl is freaking adorable!

    Reply
  8. Jessica @ Pretty Providence

    August 27, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    I can totally vouch for this salad! I had some last night and it was to die for delicious!

    Reply

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