Lemon-Basil Chicken-Pasta Salad

Name: Lemon-Basil Chicken-Pasta Salad
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams 10 asparagus stalks (about; 142 grams cooked chicken or turkey; 118 milliliters fresh basil leaves; 1 clove garlic or 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 Tbsp grated lemon peel; 57 grams 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 170 grams cups uncooked rotini or rotelle (spiral) pasta; 1 teaspoons salt (for cooking pasta), if desired; 59 milliliters olive or vegetable oil

Lemon-Basil Chicken-Pasta Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 21g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 424 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up asparagus stalks, chicken, basil leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Fill a 4-quart Dutch oven about half full of water.

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Add 1/2 teaspoon salt if desired. Cover with lid; heat over high heat until water is boiling rapidly.

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Add the pasta.

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Pasta

Heat to boiling again. Boil uncovered 9 to 11 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender but not mushy. While water is heating and pasta is cooking, continue with recipe.

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Break off and discard the tough ends of the asparagus stalks where they snap easily; wash asparagus.

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Asparagus

Cut asparagus into 1-inch pieces to measure 2 cups.

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Add asparagus to the pasta during the last 2 to 3 minutes of cooking.

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Peel and finely chop the garlic.

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Cut the chicken into 1/2-inch cubes to measure about 2 cups. Tear the basil leaves lengthwise into narrow strips.

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Whole Chicken

Place strainer or colander in the sink.

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Pour pasta and asparagus in the strainer to drain. Rinse with cold water; drain.

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In a large glass or plastic bowl, toss pasta, asparagus and chicken. Stir in garlic, basil, cheese, oil and lemon peel. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled.

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Lemon Peel