Chicken and Pesto Pasta Salad

Name: Chicken and Pesto Pasta Salad
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 16 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 280 grams farfalle; 2 cups cherry tomatoes halved; 1 cup mozzarella diced; 2 chicken breasts cooked; 4 heaped tbsp pesto; 3 tbsp mayo; 1 cup basil; 1/3 cup pine nuts toasted

2 steps

Prep:2minCook:14min

This Pasta salad is full of Flavor from the Chinky pesto the basil the mozzarella and the tomatoes and the chicken adds protein to keep you feeling full

Updated at: Mon, 06 May 2024 17:45:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories821.6 kcal (41%)

Total Fat46.2 g (66%)

Carbs57.8 g (22%)

Sugars4.7 g (5%)

Protein43.4 g (87%)

Sodium366.4 mg (18%)

Fiber3.9 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

280 gramsfarfalle

2 cupscherry tomatoes

1 cupmozzarella

4 heaped tbsppesto

3 Tbspmayo

1 cupbasil

⅓ cuppine nuts toasted

Instructions

Step 1

Add pasta to salted boiling water and cook according to the package instructions then drain and rinse in cold water

Step 2

Add the pasta to a large salad bowl with the rest of the ingredients I use really large tablespoons of the pesto ( I cooked my chicken breast with Cajun seasoning but you can cook it any way you prefer then cook and dice it ) add a little olive oil season to taste with salt and black pepper then toss together and top with toasted pine nuts