Hot Barbecued Chicken –Pasta Salad Recipe
Ingredients
1. Pasta (1/2lb)
2. chicken quarters (2 ½ to 3lb)
3. oregano (1tsp)
4. grated carrot (1/2c)
5. chopped celery (1/2c)
6. chopped onion (1/2c)
7. chopped fresh parsley (1/4c)
8. chopped green pepper (1/3c)
9. lemon or vinegar as directed on package
10. oil as directed on package
11. Italian dressing mix (2pkg)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take chicken, wash it and put it in flat pan. Make salad dressing in a pan according to instructions on packages. Pour the dressing over the chicken.
2. Keep the chicken in the refrigerator overnight to marinate, turn the sides of chicken irregularly. Then grill the chicken on barbecue and brush it with marinade.
3.Take a pan, boil water in it and cook pasta in it until it gets soft and then drain it. Take a pan, keep marinade from chicken to boil. Add onion, carrot, green pepper, and celery in it and saute them for about 2 minutes. Add oregano and parsley in it and cook it.
4. Pour this mixture over the cooked pasta. Mix it well and then place it into a large parsley. Then place the grilled chicken on the top of pasta. Serve it at once.
Number of servings 6 to 8
Cold Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe
Ingredients
1. Cooked chicken, cubed (3c)
2. rotelle pasta (1/2 about 8oz)
3. sour cream (3/4c)
4. diced tomatoes (1c)
5. chopped fresh parsley (3tbsp)
6. dried basil (2tbsp)
7. pepper (1/8tsp)
8. mayonnaise (1/2c)
9. diced celery (3/4c)
10. diced zucchini (1c)
11. cooked chicken, cubed (3c)
12. dried oregano (1tsp)
13. lemon juice (2tsp)
14. salt (1tsp)
15. sour cream (3/4c)
16. diced tomatoes (1c)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take pasta, cook it in large pot according to instructions on pasta package. Drain it and wash it in cold water and again drain it well.
2. Place the pasta in serving bowl. Add zucchini, chicken, celery and tomatoes in pasta. Take a blender or food processor, put all the remaining ingredients in it and blend it well until the mixture gets mixed properly. Then pour this dressing mixture in a bowl.
3. Keep the bowl in refrigerator for about 1 hour to chill. Then add it in salad bowl, mix it to coat properly.
Pesto Chicken And Pasta Salad Recipe
Ingredients
1. Diced cooked chicken (3c)
2. fusilli or short corkscrew pasta (1pound)
3. pesto sauce, purchased or homemade (1c)
4. sliced black olives (1/4c)
5. thinly sliced yellow bell pepper (1small)
6. thinly sliced red bell pepper (1small)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take a large pot, boil salted water in it and then cook pasta in it for about 7 to 9 minutes until the pasta gets soft.
2. Drain the pasta and place it in serving bowl. Keep it to cool slightly. Now add cooked chicken, pesto sauce, black olives, yellow bell pepper and red bell peppers to cooked pasta in serving bowl. Mix all these ingredients properly to coat with pesto. Now it is ready to serve. Serve it at room temperature.
Number of servings – 6
Chicken Curry Salad Recipe
Ingredients
1. Skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes (1 1/2lbs)
2. olive oil (2tbsp)
3. sliced green onions (2)
4. chopped fresh cilantro (1/2c)
5. apple, peeled, cored and diced (1 tart or sweet)
6. raisins (1c)
7. yellow curry powder (2 heaping tbsp)
8. salt (as per taste)
9. mayonnaise (1tbsp optional)
10. chopped yellow onion (1)
Method of preparation:-
1. Take a thick bottomed saucepan, place it over medium heat. Heat olive oil in it. Add chicken pieces in it and cook them for about 5 minutes until the chicken pieces get cooked properly. Mix salt in the chicken and then take out the pieces from the pan and keep them aside in a bowl.
2. Add yellow onion in it and cook it for few minutes. Then add yellow curry powder in it and cook it for few minutes by stirring regularly. If the curry gets stick to the bottom of the pan then add a bit of more olive oil in it. Now add raisins in it and cook in for a minute by stirring. Now add the onion and raisin mixture to the cooked chicken pieces and mix it properly to coat the chicken pieces with curry. Keep it in the refrigerator to cool.
3. Now you can make the salad. When the salad gets ready, mix chicken pieces in salad and mix cilantro, green onions, mayonnaise and apple in it and then serve it.
Number of servings – 4