Grilled-Chicken Pasta Salad with Artichoke Hearts

Name: Grilled-Chicken Pasta Salad with Artichoke Hearts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 296 milliliters canned, drained artichoke hearts (one 14-ounce can), rinsed and cut into 6 wedges each; 59 milliliters chopped flat-leaf parsley; 340 grams fusilli; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 7 Tbsps olive oil; 2 Tbsps grated Parmesan cheese; 1 Tbsp red-wine vinegar; 1 teaspoons salt; 3 scallions including green tops, chopped; 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound in all)

Grilled-Chicken Pasta Salad with Artichoke Hearts might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 713 calories, 31g of protein, and 34g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up red-wine vinegar, salt, chicken breasts, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Light the grill or heat the broiler. Coat the chicken with 1 tablespoon of the oil and season with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Grill or broil until just done, 4 to 5 minutes per side.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes and then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices.

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Whole Chicken

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the fusilli until just done, about 13 minutes.

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Fusilli

Water

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Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain thoroughly. In a large bowl, toss the pasta with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.

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Add the chicken, artichoke hearts, scallions, parsley, the remaining 5 tablespoons oil, the vinegar, the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and the Parmesan to the pasta and toss well.

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Artichoke Hearts

Green Onions

Parmesan

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Vinegar

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Wine Recommendation: Artichokes can be tough on wine since they tend to make even the driest ones taste sweet. To counteract this tendency, try an acidic white wine such as a Sancerre from France (made from sauvignon blanc grapes) or a sauvignon blanc from northern Italy.

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Sancerre