Chicken and Basil Pasta Salad
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 4 ounces packaged dried corkscrew macaroni (about 1 cup)
- 1⁄2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
- 4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise and sliced
- 1 small zucchini or 1 small summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced
- 1⁄4 cup sliced green onion
- 2⁄3 cup reduced-calorie Italian dressing or 2/3 cup clear fat-free Italian salad dressing
- 1⁄4 cup snipped fresh basil
directions
- Cook macaroni according to package directions, except omit any oil and use 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Drain pasta.
- Rinse with cold water.
- Drain pasta again.
- Meanwhile, cut chicken into 1” pieces.
- Coat an unheated large skillet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Preheat over medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
- Sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
- Remove chicken from heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss together cooked macaroni, chicken, tomatoes, zucchini or summer squash, and green onions.
- Sprinkle with basil.
- Toss to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate at last 2 hours or up to 6 hours.
- Toss salad before serving.
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I am a mother of three and live in central Pennsylvania. My children were very active in after school activities and found we weren't spending anytime together at meal time. In 1998, I decided to start cooking my dinners in a crockpot so that we could have a home cooked meal together once everyone came home. My children now get so excited to see what we are having to eat and love the smell when they walk in the door. My family calls me the crock pot queen. LOL I use my crock pot everyday of the year.
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<br>My three children are now in college and before they come home they request their favorite meal. I still continue to cook in the crock pot for my husband and I. It is nice after a long day to know your meal is ready. It also helps in keeping my grocery bill down. With zaar, I can print my shopping list and that is all I purchase is the ingredients on that list.
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<br>Now, my two daughters have been crock pot cooking while in college. They find it is easy to cook for the themselves and their friends. It is an easy way to have friends over for dinner after classes
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<br>I still love trying new recipes and purchasing cookbooks, especially crock pot cookbooks.
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<br>Happy Cooking!