Chicken Pasta Salad With Roasted Red Pepper Dressing Food

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, adding broccoli for last 3 minutes of cooking. Rinse with cold water; drain.
• In small bowl, mix Alfredo sauce, bell peppers and salt. In large bowl, mix pasta, broccoli, chicken and corn. Add pepper mixture to pasta mixture; toss until coated. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until serving.

ROASTED RED PEPPER CHICKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Roast your red peppers in the oven at 450° for 15-20 minutes on each side. To prepare for roasting, brush the peppers with 2 T vegetable oil (don't use olive oil as it can smoke at a lower temperature). Place on a shallow baking dish (don't use a cookie sheet as the juices can flow off the sides). For a more in-depth tutorial, see here: http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Roasting-Peppers/Detail.aspx Make sure to remove the seeds before proceeding.
• While you're waiting for the bell peppers to cool, in a large frying pan, heat 2 T olive oil then add the onion, garlic and spices, except the bay leaves. Saute for 5-7 minutes on medium-high heat.
• Add your (thawed) chicken to the frying pan. Cook through on both sides at medium heat.
• Chop up your roasted red peppers and add to the chicken. Saute for 5 minutes on medium heat.
• If you decide to add a can of tomato paste, I'd recommend skipping this step. At this point, there will be a lot of extra liquid in the chicken mixture. Get out a small sauce pan (I actually used what I was going to boil the pasta in for this) and pour the additional liquid in it and cook on medium to high heat uncovered for 10 minutes while the chicken mixture finishes cooking. Try to get it cooked down a bit. Pour this back into the chicken mixture. You can skip this step if you'd like, but the chicken mixture gets kind of watery.
• Cook pasta according to directions. Drain, and add to the frying pan to toss with chicken mixture. I tossed an additional 2 T of olive oil in at this point, but this is optional. Cook for 2-4 minutes or until you think the mixture is combined.
• Take off heat and serve with grated parmesan or mozzarella cheese.

PASTA AND MOZZARELLA SALAD WITH RED-PEPPER DRESSING

Steps:

• cook pasta according to package directions; drain, rinse in cold water and set aside.
• pulse together red peppers, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and freshly ground pepper in a food processor until smooth; transfer to a large bowl.
• Stir in pasta, mozzarella and basil.
• Just before serving, stir in greens.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• 1. To make the vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together the mustard, vinegar, and garlic. Whisking constantly, slowly add the olive oil until fully incorporated.
• 2. In a medium bowl combine the chicken, celery, red peppers, and chives. Fold in the vinaigrette. Season with salt and black pepper and serve, either made into a sandwich or over salad greens tossed with a little more olive oil and sprinkled with salt.
• Brown-bag it with: grapes

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Gently mix pearl onions and olive oil, adding salt and pepper to taste. (If using frozen pearl onions, defrost and cut in half first.) Roast in single layer at 350° for 30 minutes or until browned. (I like mine quite dark and crispy!) Stir once midway through cooking time. Remove and mix in roasted garlic.
• Season each chicken breast with 1/2 teaspoon each of curry powder and cumin. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil with the remaining curry powder and cumin over high heat. Cook chicken breasts until lightly browned. Add cooking sherry or rice wine and cover, cooking for 2 more minutes. Remove chicken from pan, slice into bitesize pieces and set aside.
• Cook pasta al dente in water with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil. Drain and set aside.
• In medium bowl, stir mayonnaise, yogurt, onions, garlic, mustard, salt, savory, dill, marjoram and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until well blended. Add pasta, chicken, green beans or peas and gently toss until well coated. You may want to add the dressing a little at a time to suit your taste.
• Cover and chill at least 2 hours. (see note in description).
• About 30 minutes before serving, remove salad from refrigerator. Spoon into a lettuce lined bowl. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

PASTA AND BLACK BEAN SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine roasted red peppers, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, and all herbs in the blender or food processor and process until well blended into a smooth dressing.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss sauce with pasta and black beans.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD IN CREAMY CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the pasta, chicken, tomatoes, scallions, and basil. Set aside.
• In a skillet, melt the butter over low heat. Add the garlic and ginger and cook until the garlic is softened.
• Add the cream and cook the mixture, whisking until slightly thickened.
• Whisk in the vinegar, curry powder, red pepper flakes, and chutney.
• Add the dressing to the pasta mixture, tossing to combine well.
• Season with salt and pepper.