Italian Pasta Salad
Irresistible Italian Pasta Salad loaded with chicken, artichoke, black olives, cucumber, sun - dried tomatoes and delicious homemade cream. Pasta recipe that will not disappoint!
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade:
- 3 chicken breast fillets
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic grated
- salt and pepper to taste
Italian Pasta Salad Ingredients:
- 1 cucumber cut lengthwise then cut into slices
- 2 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cup penne cooked
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup pitted black olives halved
- 1/2 cup halved artichoke hearts sliced in half
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shaved
Ingredients for the Dressing:
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 teaspoon flour
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup fresh basil shredded
Instructions
How to prepare the chicken:
- Remove extra fat from the chicken. Using meat beater slightly flatten the chicken.
- In the bowl combine chicken, lemon juice and garlic. Stir until chicken is coated with the marinade.
- Marinade for 3 hours or overnight. Stirring occasionally.
- Drain the chicken, season with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat the oil on a medium/high heat, cook chicken for 4 minutes on both sides, or until it is cooked through.
- Remove from the heat, let it cool, then slice it into bite size pieces.
To make creamy dressing:
- Whisk together flour and 1/3 cup of water.
- In the small sauce pot, combine olive oil, white wine vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in flour mixture. Cook on medium heat for 2 minutes, consistently whisking.
- Add whipping cream and basil, whisk until just heated through. Take the dressing off the heat.
- In large mixing bowl add pasta, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts and cucumber slices.
- Pour in warm dressing, stir with a spoon until combine. Serve with shaved Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
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