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SALADS- PASTA/POTATO/RICE:
Chicken Pasta Salad
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Chicken
Pasta Salad |
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What a great
salad to serve at a baby or wedding shower! The dressing
has a wonderful, lemon flavor. It's filling, and will
stretch to more servings if served with other things...
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16
oz |
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bow
tie pasta, cooked and drained |
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4
large |
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chicken breast halves, boneless,
skinless |
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¼
cup |
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chopped onion |
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1
tsp |
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rosemary |
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1
clove |
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chopped garlic
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DRESSING: |
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¾
cup |
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olive oil |
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¾
cup |
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fresh lemon juice |
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4
tsp |
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sugar |
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4
tsp |
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dijon mustard |
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2
cloves |
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chopped garlic |
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1
tsp |
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crushed rosemary, to taste
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SALAD INGREDIENTS: |
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1
lb |
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mixed salad greens |
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½
cup |
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fresh parsley, chopped |
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1
bunch |
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green onions, sliced |
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½
cup |
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sun
dried tomatoes, chopped |
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1/2
cup |
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fresh grated parmesan cheese |
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1/2
cup |
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crumbled, cooked bacon |
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1
cup |
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toasted pine nuts |
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PREPARE
CHICKEN: Sauté chicken with onion, rosemary and
garlic in 12" skillet over medium heat. Remove
chicken from pan and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Discard onion. Set chicken aside. |
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DRESSING:
Whisk dressing ingredients together. Pour
dressing over cooked noodles and chicken. Cover
and marinate overnight in refrigerator. |
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JUST BEFORE
SERVING: Add remaining salad ingredients and
toss. |
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Servings: 14 |
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Cooking Tips |
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**This recipe has
many ingredients and is rather labor-intensive. It's
well worth the work though! The great thing is that you
can prepare it the night before your event. You can
lighten it up a bit by using less oil, more lemon juice
and turkey bacon. Use pre-cooked chicken if you’re
short on time… |
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**Sun-dried tomatoes
are sold pre-packaged and already cut into strips
(rather than packed in oil). To soften them up, put them
in a small bowl of water and microwave for 2 minutes! |
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Ratings:
****Restaurant
Quality!- would
make it again. "Since this made a lot, I made this to
serve at my son's birthday party. The kids and adults loved it.
The lemon flavor is so good. It was a bit time intensive, but I
made it the night before and all was easy the next day."
-Seattle, WA
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