Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad - RECIPE

Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad is a sensational fresh salad, perfect for parties, barbecues or an easy weekend dinner or lunch. Pasta is cooked and combined with store-bought pesto sauce, then anointed with fresh juicy chicken, tomatoes, parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Very impressive, but very simple, this salad will become an instant family favourite - Give it a go!

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INGREDIENTS IN THIS DISH:

500g Penne Pasta (cooked as per packet directions)
1 Jar of Tomato Pesto Sauce (about 200g)
200g of Cooked Chicken Breast Fillet, cubed (I used Poached Chicken)
Cherry Tomatoes (quartered)
Freshly Grated Parmasen Cheese
Freshly Chopped Parsley

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: About 10 -15 minutes

SERVES 4 - 8


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[Tonithenightowl]

From what I gather this is the same as basil pesto but with dried tomatoes instead of the basil. Never heard of it till today but being that I dry romano tomatoes that I grow I will be making it in the food processor like I do the basil pesto.Hope it freezes as well as the basil kind. I also home can my veggies and bake my own bread but you have to have the time for stuff like that. I'm spoiled lol.

[OnePotChefShow]

@Tonithenightowl Wow - I'd love to see your pantry. I bet you've got some interesting stuff in there with all your home canning etc :)

[andromacha83]

Your pesto there is simply tomato sauce or what else is there? Just so you know, we Italians call pesto a sauce made with basil, parmesan and pecorino cheese and olive oil ;) You got me confused for a moment. Nice recipe though :)

[OnePotChefShow]

@andromacha83 That's the sauce I used ;)

[OnePotChefShow]

@brungasto Probably - It's hard to measure yourself when you are crushing cities and saying "rawr" :P

[OnePotChefShow]

@lucidparody Who knows - some people are just salad nazis LMAO :P

[joy1ess]

it's a salad with hardly any vegetables in it ..

[ShannyCleaner]

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[NIghtRider805]

OK WHOS EATING WHILE THEY WATCH THIS

[niraku321]

my mom doesn't like pasta. i think she has mental problems..

[juju1981]

@brungasto LMAO -- yeah, Oz fridges come in sizes a lot smaller than anything I've ever seen in Canada/North America homes (they still got the big 'normal' ones we're used to, but a lot of homes have those small ones). I'm taller than my fridge, and I'm 5'2.5.

[OnePotChefShow]

@brungasto It's a camera illusion - the tripod is higher than me and the camera is angled down. So it makes me look taller than everything ;)

[fyodental]

Hmm! Yum! (You always say that! xD)

[Tonithenightowl]

@OnePotChefShow Try 2 pantries and a set of cupboards in the basement. Two freezers and 2 fridges. I quick can all my soups and stews too, that's what the second fridge is for. It's nice to have the space for every size crock pot too. All I ever wanted was a huge kitchen. Took 30 yrs to get it but wow it's great. :o)