Chicken Garden Pasta Salad Recipes

GARDEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling water until al dente. Rinse under cold water, and drain.
• Mix chopped carrots, celery, cucumber, green pepper, tomatoes, and onion together in large bowl.
• Combine cooled pasta and vegetables together in large bowl. Pour Italian dressing over mixture, add Parmesan cheese and mix well.
• Chill for one hour before serving.

CHICKEN GARDEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook Chicken and cube into bite-sized pieces. set aside.
• 2. Cook Broken in half Spaghetti pasta until al Dente'. Drain and rinse with Cold water. Set aside. If noodles start to stick together, drizzle w/ a little Olive oil and toss.
• 3. Blanch both Zucchini and asparagus for 5 min. or until crisp tender. Drain and set aside to drain. Add to a Large re sealable container. Add in pasta. Toss together.
• 4. Cut grape in half. Add to container or bowl. Toss again. Dice red onion too. Add Ranch dressing. Toss to coat well. Chill 2 hours before serving.
• 5. You can add any other garden Vegetable like radishes, cucumber, or shredded carrot etc. Happy Eatin' Ya'll as we say in the south!

QUICK AND EASY GARDEN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Toss all ingredients and refrigerate.
• Can be made up to 2 days ahead.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.
• Can be easily doubled.

CHICKEN & PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Mix the pepper and onion with 1 tsp oil and roast for 20 mins.
• Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile put the chicken breasts between two sheets of cling film and bash with a rolling pin until they're about 1cm thick. Mix remaining oil, herbs, chilli and garlic then rub all over the chicken. Heat a griddle or barbecue and cook for 3-4 mins on each side.
• Slice the chicken on a board, scrape into the pasta with any juices, plus the roasted onion and pepper, cherry tomatoes, rocket, vinegar and seasoning. Toss together and eat warm or cold.

CURRY CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook chicken breasts in the boiling water until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 12 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Rinse chicken in cold water to cool, cut into small chunks, and refrigerate to cool completely.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook shell pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water until cool; drain.
• Stir mayonnaise, yogurt, and curry powder together in a large bowl. Add cold chicken, cold pasta, peas, radish slices, and green onion slices; stir to combine.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

GARDEN PASTA AND PESTO CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package; drain. Rinse with cold water. Place in large bowl.
• Add all remaining ingredients except tomatoes; mix lightly. Sprinkle with the tomatoes; cover.
• Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss chicken salad with pasta, cucumber, tomatoes, and nuts. Place lettuce on each plate; scoop pasta salad on top. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

GARDEN PASTA SALAD WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a lined baking pan (for easy clean-up) place chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle on the lemon juice and oil, then bake the chicken until done.
• About 1 hour or until juices run clear when pierced.
• Transfer the meat to a plate, to cool, reserving the cooking juices.
• Cook the rotini as directed on the package, adding the broccoli to the pot for the last two minutes.
• Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of water, plus 2 tablespoons if you are using a rotisserie chicken.
• Transfer the rotini and broccoli to a large bowl.
• Add the reserved cooking juices and pasta water and toss to coat the ingredients.
• When the chicken has cooled, remove the skin.
• Pull the meat from the bone, cutting into bite size pieces, and add it to the pasta.
• In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise and mustard until well blended.
• Add the mixture, along with the remaining ingredients, to the bowl and toss well.
• Adjust salt and pepper and serve.

SLOW-COOKER BACON-RANCH CHICKEN AND PASTA

Steps:

• Spray 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray; place chicken breasts in cooker.
• In medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients except spaghetti. Pour over top of chicken.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 hours or on High heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
• When about 15 minutes are left, cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package.
• Just before serving, shred chicken with 2 forks, and toss creamy chicken mixture with cooked spaghetti.