Chicken & Tortellini Spinach Salad

Name: Chicken & Tortellini Spinach Salad
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams packages each) fresh baby spinach; 85 milliliters balsamic vinegar; 624 grams package frozen grilled chicken breast strips, cut into 1-inch pieces; 121 grams dried cranberries; 113 grams cup crumbled feta cheese; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 72 grams olive oil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 25 grams grated Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons pepper; 12 slices red onion, halved; 510 grams packages each) refrigerated cheese tortellini; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp tomato paste

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken & Tortellini Spinach Salad a try. This recipe makes 9 servings with 476 calories, 34g of protein, and 19g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of cranberries, balsamic vinegar, grilled chicken breast strips, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. Tortellini, Chicken and Spinach Salad with Tomato-Balsamic Vinaigrette, Tortellini Spinach Salad, and Tortellini Spinach Salad are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, cook tortellini according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the spinach, chicken, onion, cranberries and feta cheese.

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Cranberries

Feta Cheese

Tortellini

Chicken

Spinach

Onion

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Drain pasta. Cool for 5 minutes.

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Pasta

Add to spinach mixture.

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Spinach

For vinaigrette, in a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, tomato paste, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato Paste

Vinaigrette

Oregano

Vinegar

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Pour over spinach mixture; gently toss to coat.

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Spinach

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan

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Servings:

340grams

packages each) fresh baby spinach 85milliliters

balsamic vinegar 624grams

package frozen grilled chicken breast strips, cut into 1-inch pieces 121grams

dried cranberries 113grams

cup crumbled feta cheese 2

garlic cloves, minced 72grams

olive oil 1teaspoon

dried oregano 25grams

grated Parmesan cheese 0teaspoons

pepper 12slices

red onion, halved 510grams

packages each) refrigerated cheese tortellini 0teaspoons

salt 1Tbsp

tomato paste

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruener Veltliner

Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gruener Veltliner are great choices for Salad. Sauvignon Blanc and Gruner Veltliner both have herby notes that complement salads with enough acid to match tart vinaigrettes, while a Chardonnay can be a good pick for creamy salad dressings. You could try Nickel & Nickel Truchard Vineyard Chardonnay. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 36 dollars per bottle.

Nickel & Nickel Truchard Vineyard Chardonnay

Nickel & Nickel's 2000 Truchard Vineyard Chardonnay is the second wine of this varietal to be introduced in the Nickel and Nickel portfolio. Produced in Carneros, a cool and breezy appellation renowned for producing noteworthy Chardonnay, the wine offers aromas of tropical fruit and sweet oak. A touch of malolactic fermentation brings forth ripe pineapple, pear, apple, citrus notes on the palate, which are accented by hints of vanilla and spice from the oak. The wine's lovely texture and bright acidity meld into a lengthy and flavorful finish.