Bruschetta Chicken Pasta Salad
Description
Impress your family or guests with a beautiful pasta salad that can be served warm or cold. It's full of delicious Italian seasoned grilled chicken, spaghetti, lots of Parmesan cheese, red onion and tomatoes. You will surely want to add it to your meal ro
Ingredients
1 lb. thin spaghetti
1 lb. boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, about 2 large breasts
1 t. dried basil
1 t. dried oregano
1/2 t. garlic powder
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 c. olive oil
2 T. minced garlic
2 T. red onion, finely chopped
2 T. balsamic vinegar or to taste
8 Roma tomatoes, diced
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
2 T. finely chopped fresh basil or parsley
salt and pepper, to taste
balsamic glaze, to serve, optional
Directions
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Cook pasta according to package directions, about 6 minutes; drain; rinse in cold water. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside.
While pasta is boiling, season chicken with the herbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Heat 1 t. oil on a grill pan or skillet; sear chicken over medium-high heat until browned on both sides and cooked through (about 6 minutes per side). Remove from pan; set aside; allow to rest.
Add the olive oil to the same hot pan/skillet. When hot, sauté garlic and red onion until garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Turn off heat. Add in tomatoes; toss lightly to combine all of the flavors. Add the tomato mixture onto the pasta. Mix in the vinegar, Parmesan cheese and basil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Slice the chicken; add to pasta. Toss pasta with all ingredients until well combined.
Top with 2 T. extra Parmesan cheese.
Serve immediately with balsamic glaze, if desired, OR refrigerate up to 1 hour before serving.
The salad can be served warm (heated through in the same pan as the olive oil tomato mixture) OR cold as described in the recipe.
8 servings.