Chicken and Pesto Pasta Salad
- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 4 cups uncooked spiral pasta
- 1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
- 1 cup prepared pesto sauce
- 1⁄4 cup pine nuts
- 1 cup frozen peas, defrosted (or fresh if you can get them)
- 12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
directions
- 1 Cook pasta according to instructions on the package.Remove pasta from heat and strain. Pasta should be al dente.
- Put pasta in a big bowl. Mix in fresh basil pesto, chicken, and pine nuts. Gently mix in cherry tomatoes, peas, fresh basil leaves and olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Chill or serve at room temperature.
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I love to socialize. Saturday night is usually an impromptu dinner with friends and games. Recently, I went wine tasting and loved it. I was never much for wine, I always prefered a cocktail. I am enjoying teaching my palate to distinguish flavors and it has helped with my cooking.
My knife skills are the worst. I need a class from Emeril. Thank GOD for the chopper!!
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