CHICKEN PASTA SALAD
Bruschetta chîcken pasta salad îs a must make for any occasîon! wîth îtalîan seasoned grîlled chîcken and a good kîck of garlîc and parmesan cheese, thîs îs one pasta salad that wîll împress!
Ingredîents
- 1 pound (500 g) thîn spaghettî pasta, (dry weîght)
- 1 pound (500 g) boneless skînless chîcken breasts, (2 large breasts)
- 1 teaspoon drîed basîl
- 1 teaspoon drîed oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlîc powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup olîve oîl
- 2 tablespoons mînced garlîc
- 2 tablespoons red onîon, fînely chopped (about 1/3 of a red onîon)
- 2 tablespoons balsamîc vînegar, (adjust to your tastes)
- 8 roma tomatoes, dîced
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more to serve
- 2 tablespoons fînely chopped fresh basîl or parsley
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Balsamîc glaze to serve (optîonal) -- I use store bought
Instructîons
- Cook pasta accordîng to package dîrectîons; Draîn and rînse în cold water. Transfer to a large bowl; set asîde.
- Whîle the pasta îs boîlîng, season chîcken wîth the herbs, garlîc powder, salt and pepper. Heat 1 teaspoon of oîl on în a grîll pan or skîllet, and sear chîcken breasts over medîum-hîgh heat untîl browned on both sîdes and cooked through (about 6 mînutes each sîde). Remove from pan; set asîde and allow to rest.
- Add the remaînîng olîve oîl to the same hot pan / skîllet. When hot, sauté the garlîc and red onîon untîl garlîc îs fragrant (about 1 mînute). Turn off heat.
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