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Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Chicken and Pasta Salad

This dish is a great way to use up partial pasta boxes in the pantry as well as left-over produce or chicken.  You can mix and match to put together a delicious salad anytime.

Servings: 4
Cook Time: Prep Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour
Meal Type: Entree
NC Ingredients: Chicken, sugar snap peas, carrots, radishes, cucumber, green onions, herbs

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Ingredients

3
cups pasta of your choice – mix and match (penne, farfalle, or rotini)
4
TBSP. butter
Salt and Pepper to taste
1
whole chicken, boiled
1
½ cups fresh sugar snap peas, cut into ½ inch pieces
1
cup carrots, matchstick
1
(4 oz.) jar pimento, drained and diced
1
cup cucumber, seeded and diced
3
green onions, sliced
1/2
cup radishes, sliced
1/2
cup olive oil
1/2
cup fresh lemon juice
2
TBSP fresh basil, chopped
2
TBSP white balsamic vinegar
2
clove garlic, minced
2
tsp. sugar
1
tsp. salt
1/2
tsp. fresh ground black pepper
Garnish: Fresh Basil and lemon wedges (optional)

Directions

Rinse whole chicken with water and pat dry. Discard any items in the cavity. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place in a large pot, add the butter and cover with water. Boil until the chicken is cooked through and falls off the bone. Drain (save the broth to use for chicken stock later) and let cool. Discard the skin and bone and shred the remaining meat. Keep chicken warm or room temperature.

Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Add chicken and next 3 ingredients, and cook, stirring often, 1 minute. Drain and place in a large bowl. Stir cucumber, green onions and radishes into the hot pasta mixture until blended.

Whisk together the olive oil and next 7 ingredients to make the vinaigrette.  Pour over the pasta mixture and toss to coat. Season chicken and pasta salad with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately, or cover and chill up to 48 hours.

 
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Recipes found on this page are from Got to Be NC members, staff, industry partners and Stove Side Chats. Stove Side Chats is Got to Be NC’s cooking show hosted by restaurant marketing specialist Chad Blackwelder. This series invites chefs and home cooks from around the state to teach you how to cook with in-season North Carolina deliciousness.