Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, pesto pasta salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pesto pasta salad is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Pesto pasta salad is something that I have loved my entire life.
This pesto pasta salad recipe is bursting with bold, fresh flavors! It's light, healthy, and sure to please everyone. It's prime time for fall picnics, and this light and fresh pesto pasta salad is just the ticket.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pesto pasta salad using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pesto pasta salad:
- Prepare 1/2 lb pasta
- Prepare 3/4 cup prepared pesto
- Prepare 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- Make ready 1 cup chopped/crumbled feta
- Take 1/4 cup crasins
- Take 1/2 cup chopped broccoli
- Make ready 1/2 cup almonds toasted
- Make ready 1 optional-roasted chicken for the must eat meat folks
Adding an easy homemade pesto to pasta salad elevates it to much more than a picnic or barbecue side. Pasta salads can be served as a main dish with a side of grilled corn on the cob and fresh fruit, or as side dish served with something off the grill. A scrumptious pesto-flavored salad with crunchy lettuce and yummy noodles. This chicken pesto pasta salad is quick, easy, and a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Steps to make Pesto pasta salad:
- Cook pasta. Best options include bowtie but anything works from orzo to elbow
- Chop onion and broccoli add to bowl
- Add feta and crasins
- Add pesto and hot pasta mix well adding a bit more pesto to taste.
- Serve warm add toasted almonds to each serving
- If you must roasted chicken can be added for meat eaters.
To make this pesto pasta salad really simple, I used rotisserie chicken. You can use any pre-cooked chicken. Enjoy this veggie pesto pasta salad with cucumber, peas, cherry tomatoes and basil for an easy family meal. It's great for a packed lunch or summery picnic. Reviews for: Photos of Pesto Pasta Salad.
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