Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chicken pesto pasta salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chicken pesto pasta salad is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Chicken pesto pasta salad is something that I have loved my whole life.
Easy and delicious pasta with chicken. Serve with crusty bread and salad for a quick dinner. Use as much or as little pesto sauce as you like.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have chicken pesto pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken pesto pasta salad:
- Get 3 cup mixed salad leaves
- Get 1/2 a large cucumber
- Prepare 1 medium sliced onion
- Prepare 2 large chicken breasts
- Make ready 250 grams cooked pasta of your choice
- Get 1 salt, pepper, thyme, paprika/chilli powder, chicken spice or any spices of your choice to season the chicken
- Take 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
- Get 1 tsp crushed garlic
- Take 1 bit of oil to toss pasta, and a few tbsp of butter to cook chicken
- Take 6 tbsp pesto
This makes a large batch, and my husband ate ALL OF IT over a few days. Pesto chicken pasta salad is one of my summertime staples. This quick and easy salad recipe uses pasta, pesto, canned chicken, and vegetables. You can use your favorite vegetables in this simple salad.
Steps to make Chicken pesto pasta salad:
- Mix salad ingredients together in a large serving bowl
- Season chicken filets with spices, garlic and lemon juice. Grill in some butter until cooked.
- Toss cooked pasta with some oil, and then mix in about 6 tbsp of pesto.
- Slice cooked chicken in half lengthways, and then slice again into thin slices
- Mix chicken and pasta together
- Lastly, mix together chicken and pasta, together with salad. You can add extra seasonings, salad oil, dressings, feta, olives or any garnishing of your choice. Serve warm or cold.
Add some chopped yellow summer squash or add some grated carrots. Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, mix the red pepper with the cherry tomatoes and chicken. Mix the pesto and crème fraîche. Drain the pasta, then stir it through.
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