Summer Fireworks Pasta Salad for your 4th of july picnic
From minitindel 15 years ago
- 12 minutes to make
- Serves 8
a great dish for your 4th of july celebration
Ingredients
- 1 - pound Radiatore, Rotini or other medium pasta shape, uncooked shopping list
- -cilantro Pesto (see recipe below) shopping list
- 3 tbsp. Iow-sodium chicken broth shopping list
- 1/2 - 3/4 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut in l-inch pieces shopping list
- 8 plum tomatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut into 1-inch chunks shopping list
- 1 small red onion, slivered lengthwise shopping list
- 1/4 cup toasted pinenuts shopping list
- cilantro shopping list
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- 2 cups packed cilantro leaves shopping list
- 1 cup flat-leaf parsley shopping list
- 3 garlic cloves, minced shopping list
- 3 tbsp. parmesan cheese shopping list
- 2 tbsp. toasted pinenuts or walnuts shopping list
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth shopping list
- 1 tbsp olive oil shopping list
- 1 1/2 tbsp. red wine vinegar shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste shopping list
- Garnish: cilantro sprigs shopping list
How to make it
- Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside in large serving bowl. Place ingredients for Cilantro Pesto in a blender or food processor, process until finely chopped.
- Heat chicken broth in non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Add chicken and saute 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until browned and cooked through.
- Add chicken, tomatoes, red onion and pine nuts to pasta.
- Toss with all of the Cilantro Pesto until combined.
- Garnish with cilantro sprigs and serve with blue tortilla chips.
- Serves 6 to 8
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