Chicken Pasta Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Basil

Name: Chicken Pasta Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Basil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American, Italian, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 medium cooked chicken breasts, shredded or chopped (we used rotisserie chicken); 2 ripe avocado pitted and diced; 1 pound cooked rotini pasta or similar; 1/2 cup chopped red onion; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup freshly chopped basil; Salt to taste; pepper to taste; 1/2 cup white wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:10min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:35:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories573.8 kcal (29%)

Total Fat41.7 g (60%)

Carbs28.4 g (11%)

Sugars1.9 g (2%)

Protein21.4 g (43%)

Sodium182.6 mg (9%)

Fiber4.3 g (16%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2chicken breasts

medium, cooked, shredded or chopped, we used rotisserie chicken

2avocado

ripe, pitted and diced

1 poundrotini pasta

cooked, or similar

½ cupred onion

chopped

1 cupcherry tomatoes

½ cupbasil

½ cupwhite wine vinegar

1 tablespoonitalian seasoning

¾ cupextra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

To make this healthy chicken pasta salad recipe: In a large bowl, add the salad ingredients, the shredded chicken, avocado, onion, avocado, cherry tomatoes, and basil.

Step 2

2. In a jar, combine the ingredients for the dressing: vinegar, Italian seasoning, Olive oil, salt and pepper.

Step 3

3. Drizzle your chicken pasta salad with the dressing. Toss gently until all the ingredients are combined. Serve the chicken pasta salad immediately, or chill for later. Enjoy!