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Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad
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Total time:
40 min
Preparation:
15 min
Cooking:
25 min
Serves:
12
- Chrissy Buzzard
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Ingredients
1kgpenne pasta - cooked
2cupsdiced cucumbers
1cupcherry tomatoes, quartered
2cupssliced chicken breast meat - cooked
1cupbasil pesto
1cupparmesan cheese
Method
- Cook Penne pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water according to packet directions or until al dente. Drain and reserve 60ml (1/4 cup) of the cooking water.
- Add 1 cup of basil pesto and stir through.
- Add 2 cups of diced cucumbers and 1 cup of quartered cherry tomatoes
- Add 2 cups of cooked chicken meat.
- Stir in half of the parmesan cheese (reserve half for the top)
- Serve in clear containers and sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese on top.
Recipe description
A simple, easy pasta dish with pesto sauce and chicken breast. Thanks to the team from Cavendish Road State High School.
