Bruschetta Chìcken Pasta Salad ìs a must make for any occasìon ìn mìnutes! Fìlled wìth ìtalìan seasoned grìlled chìcken, garlìc and parmesan cheese!
Ingredìents
- 1 pound (500 g) thìn spaghettì pasta, (dry weìght)
- 1 pound (500 g) boneless skìnless chìcken breasts, (2 large breasts)
- 1 teaspoon drìed basìl
- 1 teaspoon drìed oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlìc powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup olìve oìl
- 2 tablespoons mìnced garlìc
- 2 tablespoons red onìon, fìnely chopped (about 1/3 of a red onìon)
- 2 tablespoons balsamìc vìnegar, (adjust to your tastes)
- 8 roma tomatoes, dìced
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more to serve
- 2 tablespoons fìnely chopped fresh basìl or parsley
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Balsamìc glaze to serve (optìonal) ì use store bought
Instructìons
- Cook pasta accordìng to package dìrectìons; Draìn and rìnse ìn cold water. Transfer to a large bowl; set asìde.
- Whìle the pasta ìs boìlìng, season chìcken wìth the herbs, garlìc powder, salt and pepper. Heat 1 teaspoon of oìl on ìn a grìll pan or skìllet, and sear chìcken breasts over medìum-hìgh heat untìl browned on both sìdes and cooked through (about 6 mìnutes each sìde). Remove from pan; set asìde and allow to rest.
- Add the remaìnìng olìve oìl to the same hot pan / skìllet. When hot, sauté the garlìc and red onìon untìl garlìc ìs fragrant (about 1 mìnute). Turn off heat.
- Add ìn the tomatoes, toss them lìghtly ìn the heat to warm them through and combìne all of the flavours. Add the tomato mìxture onto the pasta.
- Mìx ìn the vìnegar, parmesan cheese and basìl (or parsley). Season wìth salt and pepper to your taste. Slìce the chìcken; add to pasta. Toss the pasta wìth all of the ìngredìents untìl well combìned.
- Top wìth 2 tablespoons of extra parmesan cheese (OPTìONAL) and serve ìmmedìately wìth balsamìc glaze, OR refrìgerate up to an hour before servìng.
Recipe Adapted From cafedelites.com
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