Chicken and Bacon Pasta Salad with Maille® Dijon Originale Mustard

This hearty pasta salad combines chicken, bacon and onions, with Dijon mustard and olive oil for a flavorful side dish or picnic-ready main course.

• Calories: 610 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
• Olive oil for drizzling
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped flat parsley
• 2 skinless chicken breast fillets
• 6 slices thin sliced bacon, rinded and chopped
• 8 ounces fusilli (or other ridged pasta shape)
• 8 onions, trimmed and sliced on the slant
• 3 tablespoons Maille® Dijon Originale mustard

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat griddle to smoking. Rub chicken breasts with oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on griddle and cook on both sides until chicken is cooked through.

Step 2

At the same time, fry bacon pieces in a non-stick pan. Drain on paper towel. Cook pasta in lightly salted boiling water until just al dente. Drain and drizzle with olive oil.

Step 3

Transfer all to a large bowl with sliced onions and mix Maille® Dijon Originale mustard into salad.

Step 4

Season. Toss lightly. Serve in bowls sprinkled with parsley.