How to Make Appetizing Chicken pesto pasta salad

Chicken pesto pasta salad. This chicken pesto pasta salad is quick, easy, and a great way to use up leftover chicken. The perfect make-ahead salad for summer BBQs, potlucks, or easy entertaining. To make this pesto pasta salad really simple, I used rotisserie chicken.

Drain the pasta well in the colander. Add in chopped tomatoes and cooked cubed chicken; toss to coat. For the dressing; in a processor puree the prepared pesto with the spinach and lemon juice. You can cook Chicken pesto pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken pesto pasta salad

Prepare 3 cup of mixed salad leaves.
You need 1/2 of a large cucumber.
Prepare 1 of medium sliced onion.
Prepare 2 large of chicken breasts.
You need 250 grams of cooked pasta of your choice.
Prepare 1 of salt, pepper, thyme, paprika/chilli powder, chicken spice or any spices of your choice to season the chicken.
Prepare 1 of tsp lemon juice (optional).
Prepare 1 tsp of crushed garlic.
It's 1 of bit of oil to toss pasta, and a few tbsp of butter to cook chicken.
Prepare 6 tbsp of pesto.

Add in the mayonnaise and pulse until blended. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and add to a large bowl. Add pesto sauce to pasta and stir to coat while the pasta is slightly warm.

Chicken pesto pasta salad step by step

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 tomatoes, cooked chicken and cheese. Add spinach and arugula, shredded chicken, tomatoes, and parmesan cheese pasta bowl. Whisk together Italian salad dressing and pesto sauce until smooth, then pour over pasta. In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, chicken, halved tomatoes and pesto. In a large serving bowl, layer the spinach over the bottom of the bowl.