Chicken and Farfalle Salad with Walnut Pesto
Chicken and Farfalle Salad with Walnut Pesto might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 313 calories, 22g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up extravirgin olive oil, walnuts, curly leaf lettuce leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the walnuts you could follow this main course with the Pistachio Cake with Walnuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
To prepare salad, cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
Drain; rinse with cold water.
Combine pasta, chicken, tomatoes, and olives in a large bowl.
To prepare walnut pesto, combine basil and next 6 ingredients (through garlic) in a food processor; pulse 6 times or until finely minced.
Add pesto to pasta mixture, tossing gently to coat.
Place 1 lettuce leaf on each of 4 plates; top each serving with salad mixture.