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Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad

Chicken pesto pasta salad is a chilled pesto pasta dish tossed with tender pieces of chicken, juicy cherry tomatoes, cheese and lemon. It's an easy main or side for any meal.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Course: dinner ideas, lunch ideas, pasta, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 8
Calories: 526kcal

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces rotini pasta
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella diced or use mozzarella pearls
  • 2 cups chopped chicken bones and skin removed
  • 1 cup pesto sauce
  • 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice (roughly one lemon's worth of juice)
  • 4 ounces Parmesan cheese shredded

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta according to directions on the package.
  • While the pasta cooks, halve the cherry tomatoes, dice the mozzarella, and chop the chicken. Set it aside.
  • Stir the pesto and lemon juice together in a small bowl.
  • When the pasta is done, drain it and run it under cold water to chill it and stop the cooking process.
  • Put the chilled pasta into a large bowl. Add the cherry tomatoes, diced mozzarella, chopped chicken, parmesan cheese, and pesto sauce.
  • Stir everything together until everything is evenly coated in the pesto sauce.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 526kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 748mg | Potassium: 435mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1228IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 382mg | Iron: 2mg
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