Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad

Name: Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 limes - juiced for marinade chicken; 2 chicken breasts - grilled; box whole wheat pasta - rotini; Veggies: all chunked to bite size pieces - grill if you have time; 1 cup broccoli; 1 cup cauliflower; 2 large red peppers; 1 med (8-9) baby zucchini; 1 med vidalia onion; 1 cup baby carrots; 3 medium tomatoes; Dressing:; 4 cloves garlic crushed; Basil - 1 cup packed cut small with knife; olive oil - 1/4 cup; (could be pureed together in blender); light balsamic dressing (I use Paul Newmans'); pine nuts; asiago cheese

Minutes to Prepare: 60
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

2 limes - juiced for marinade chicken2 chicken breasts - grilledbox whole wheat pasta - rotiniVeggies: all chunked to bite size pieces - grill if you have time1 cup broccoli1 cup cauliflower2 large red peppers1 med (8-9") baby zucchini 1 med vidalia onion1 cup baby carrots3 medium tomatoesDressing:4 cloves garlic, crushedBasil - 1 cup packed, cut small with knifeolive oil - 1/4 cup(could be pureed together in blender)light balsamic dressing (I use Paul Newmans')pine nutsasiago cheese

Directions

Makes a lot ! 10 - 2 cup servings roughly
marinade chicken, then grill, about 5-6 minutes per side. let sit 5 minutes covered, then cut to bite size pieces.
Chop all veggies to bite size - I like the peeled stems as well as the florets of the broccolli.
Veggies could be grilled also - or add raw for more crunch.
If pureeing basil, place leaves loosely in blender, start and drizzle olive oil in thru top. add some balamic is still too thick to blend.
In a bowl, whisk together garlic, basil and dressing.
toss chicken & veggies together in large bowl, pour dressing over.
top with pine nuts & just before serving, sprinkle cheese over top.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FARSIDEJULIE.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

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