Recipe: Tasty Chicken pesto pasta salad

Chicken pesto pasta salad. Gradually whisk in oil until smooth. Drain and rinse under cold water and drain again. Rub the chicken with the oil and season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.

Can be served right away but the flavors will develop and be better if the pasta salad is allowed to chill for a few hours. 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. You can cook Chicken pesto pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken pesto pasta salad

Prepare 3 cup of mixed salad leaves.
It's 1/2 of a large cucumber.
It's 1 of medium sliced onion.
Prepare 2 large of chicken breasts.
Prepare 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.
You need 1 of tsp lemon juice (optional).
You need 1 tsp of crushed garlic.
You need 1 of bit of oil to toss pasta, and a few tbsp of butter to cook chicken.
It's 6 tbsp of pesto.

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. Add tomatoes, cooked chicken and cheese.

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..

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. Cook pasta according to the package instructions, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked to al-dente. Once cooked, drain well in a colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.