Parmesan and Basil Chicken Salad

photo by Jenny Sanders

- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
2-3
ingredients
- 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts (use the kind that comes pre-cooked and packaged, if you want, and skip steps 1 and 2)
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup basil
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- 2⁄3 cup grated parmesan cheese
directions
- If not using prepackaged chicken, preheat oven to 375°F.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper and place in baking dish.
- Roast about 35 minutes, or until juices run clear.
- Cool.
- Cut chicken into bite size pieces (about 1 inches by 1/2 in.) and place in medium bowl.
- In a food processor, puree mayo, basil, garlic, and pine nuts.
- Add to chicken and toss with cheese.
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Reviews
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I'm not sure how much my chicken weighed, but I think 6 or 8 ounces; so I used half or two-thirds of all the other ingredients as I liked. I was in a hurry so I didn't puree the mayo, basil, garlic etc; just mixed it in which worked fine. I used poached chicken thighs as I like them better than white meat, and also pumpkin seeds because it turned out I didn't have any pine nuts. No problems, this still turned out really well. We scooped it up in lettuce leaves and it was delicious.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
briosgaid
United States