Italian Chicken Pasta Salad

Name: Italian Chicken Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb Rotini (1 lb dry rotini pasta); 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1 tsp extra virgin olive oil); 1 cup Rotisserie Chicken (1 cup shredded Rotisserie chicken); 2 cup Cherry Tomato (2 cups cherry tomatoes (halved)); 8 oz Mozzarella Cheese (8 oz whole milk mozzarella (diced)); 1 piece Red Bell Pepper (1 red bell pepper (diced)); ½ piece English Cucumber (½ English cucumber (diced)); 1 piece Red Onion (1 red onion (sliced)); ½ cup Olives (1/2 cup olives (deseeded and halved)); ½ cup Parsley (½ cup fresh parsley (chopped)); 1 tsp Sea Salt (1 tsp sea salt); 0 pieces Black Pepper (Black pepper (to taste)); ½ cup Basil (1/2 cup fresh basil leaves); ¼ cup Olive Oil (1/4 cup olive oil); 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar (1 tbsp white wine vinegar); ½ tsp Garlic Powder (1/2 tsp garlic powder); ¼ tsp Dried Oregano (1/4 tsp dried oregano); ¼ tsp Dried Basil (1/4 tsp dried basil); ¼ tsp Paprika (1/4 tsp paprika powder); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt and black pepper (to taste)); 1 tsp Lemon Juice (1 tsp lemon juice)

Italian Chicken Pasta Salad - Lunch (Italian)

40 minItalian

Servings8

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Egg Free

Ingredients

For 8 servings

Rotini1 lb · 1 lb dry rotini pasta
Extra Virgin Olive Oil1 tsp · 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
Rotisserie Chicken1 cup · 1 cup shredded Rotisserie chicken
Cherry Tomato2 cup · 2 cups cherry tomatoes (halved)
Mozzarella Cheese8 oz · 8 oz whole milk mozzarella (diced)
Red Bell Pepper1 piece · 1 red bell pepper (diced)
English Cucumber½ piece · ½ English cucumber (diced)
Red Onion1 piece · 1 red onion (sliced)
Olives½ cup · 1/2 cup olives (deseeded and halved)
Parsley½ cup · ½ cup fresh parsley (chopped)
Sea Salt1 tsp · 1 tsp sea salt
Black Pepper0 pieces · Black pepper (to taste)
Basil½ cup · 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
Olive Oil¼ cup · 1/4 cup olive oil
White Wine Vinegar1 tbsp · 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
Garlic Powder½ tsp · 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Dried Oregano¼ tsp · 1/4 tsp dried oregano
Dried Basil¼ tsp · 1/4 tsp dried basil
Paprika¼ tsp · 1/4 tsp paprika powder
Table Salt0 pieces · Salt and black pepper (to taste)
Lemon Juice1 tsp · 1 tsp lemon juice

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Steps

1Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook rotini pasta according to packaging instructions until it's al dente.
2Drain the pasta, add 1 tsp of olive oil and toss to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Let the pasta cool down to room temperature.
3Add the pasta to a large bowl with the rest of the pasta salad ingredients. Toss to combine.
4In a bowl, combine all of the Italian dressing ingredients. Mix them well.
5Pour the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to combine. Garnish with a few extra basil leaves when serving.