Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad With Grilled Chicken

Lusil's Note:

I found this recipe on another web site and made it for Sunday night dinner - the family loved it. I wanted to get it posted before I lost the recipe. You could low carb this recipe by omitting the pasta and serving on a bed of salad greens.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Vegetables

• 1 ½ cups yellow squash , julienne-cut
• 1 ¼ cups carrots , julienne-cut
• 1 cup sliced onion , vertically sliced
• 1 cup zucchini , julienne-cut
• 1 cup red bell pepper , julienne-cut
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Chicken

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dry oregano

Vinaigrette

• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 garlic clove , crushed

Remaining ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) box ziti pasta , cooked
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil , chopped
• 16 cherry tomatoes , halved
• feta cheese , to garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Combine all the vegetables with the olive oil, toss gently to coat. Bake at 450 for 20 minutes, turning occasionally; cool.
3. Prepare grill.
4. Sprinkle chicken with dried basil and oregano; cook chicken 4 minutes on each side or until chicken is doen. Cool; cut into 1/4 inch wide strips.
5. Combine all ingredients for the vinaigrette, with a whisk.
6. Combine the roasted vegetables, chicken, vinaigrette, pasta, fresh basil, tomatoes and feta in a large bowl; toss gently to coat.

Reviews

[threeovens]

Yummy lunch alert! I made this with leftover roasted veggies - yellow squash, onion, zucchini, red and green bell pepper, no carrots (personal preference). I also had leftover chicken breast, what luck. The dressing goes perfectly here as it is savory and balances out the sweetness of the roasted veggies. I used a little more fresh basil than was called for. Thanks for posting.

[Marni Ulch]

Super one-pot dish. I added potatoes to the grilled veggies and should've ommitted the pasta. Also added Italian sausage to the grill (for the hubby), and every bit of it was delicious! I think I may have added too much balsamic...it was a bit tangy for me, but otherwise, I will make it again and again! Thank you for posting this recipe.