Black Bean-Chicken Salad with Creamy Cilantro Pesto Dressing

Name: Black Bean-Chicken Salad with Creamy Cilantro Pesto Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 425 grams can black beans, rinsed and drained; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 355 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 2 cloves garlic; 0 teaspoons garlic salt; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper (cayenne); 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 118 milliliters shredded Parmesan cheese; 79 milliliters pine nuts; 170 grams cups uncooked rigatoni pasta; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch strips; 237 milliliters large tomato, chopped; 79 milliliters olive or vegetable oil; 59 milliliters whipping (heavy) cream

Black Bean-Chicken Salad with Creamy Cilantro Pesto Dressing might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 29g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 486 calories. If you have garlic salt, chili powder, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert.

Instructions

Prepare Creamy Cilantro Pesto Dressing.

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Cilantro

Pesto

Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium- high heat. Cook chicken in oil 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center. Toss chicken, chili powder and garlic salt; set aside.

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Chili Powder