Recipe: Best BLT Chicken and Pasta Salad

Best BLT Chicken and Pasta Salad
Recipe by: Woman's Day Magazine/Bobb1744
Servings: 6

1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon bottled barbecue or chili sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons freeze-dried chives, crumbled
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound skinless boneless chicken breast halves
2 to 3 cups pasta twists (rotini)
6 slices bacon
2 cups Boston, Romaine, iceberg lettuce, torn -- in bite-size pieces (2 to 3)
1 large tomato, seeded -- coarsely chopped

Mix salad dressing with water, barbecue sauce, vinegar, chives, garlic powder and pepper in a large salad bowl until blended. Put chicken breast halves in 6 quart pot. Add just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. reduce heat to Low and simmer for 8-10 minutes. until chicken is no longer pin in center. Remove with tongs or a slotted spoon to cutting board to cool . Add enough water to poaching liquid in pot to cook pasta, total 4 quarts. Bring to a boil and add pasta. Cook for 9 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towel. Cut in small pieces. Add hot pasta to dressing in salad bowl. Toss to coat. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Add to salad bowl along with bacon, lettuce and tomatoes. Toss gently to mix. Serve at room temperature or chill.