Balsamic Chicken Cobb Salad with Pasta

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups

dry rotini pasta (leave out for a grain free version or you can also use penne or farfalle))

boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness

salt and black pepper

1 tbsp

olive oil

1 tbsp

balsamic vinegar

avocados peeled, pitted and cut into slices (or chopped)

4 cups

chopped mixed green lettuce

hard boiled eggs, peeled and sliced

slices bacon, cooked and chopped

1 cup

grape or cherry tomatoes, halved

1/2

cucumber, sliced in rounds or chopped

1/2 cup

crumbled feta or blue cheese

3 tbsp

white balsamic vinegar

2 tbsp

honey

1/2 tsp

garlic powder

1/4 cup

extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper