Potato And Pesto Chicken Salad Food

BASIL PESTO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices. Place in a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt. Add white wine, olive oil, and lemon juice; toss lightly to combine.
• Mix mayonnaise and pesto together in a small bowl. Pour over potato salad and toss gently. Garnish with red onion. Chill until serving.

PESTO POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Spread potatoes on the prepared baking sheet. Combine pesto and olive oil in a small bowl and drizzle over potatoes. Toss potatoes until evenly coated. Spread potatoes in a single layer.
• Roast in the preheated oven, stirring every 20 minutes, until golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

PESTO CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook chicken and prepare pesto if needed.
• Combine all chicken salad ingredients. Stir.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

PESTO-CHICKEN-POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• In 3 1/2-quart saucepan, combine potatoes and enough water to cover potatoes by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool 15 minutes or until slightly cooled.
• Meanwhile, in large serving bowl, combine pesto, mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard and salt; mix well.
• Add cooked potatoes and all remaining ingredients except lettuce to pesto mixture; toss gently until evenly coated. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight to blend flavors. If desired, serve salad on lettuce-lined plates.

POTATO AND PESTO CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot bring half a pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, cut potatoes in half lengthwise, then crosswise in 1/2-inch slices. Add to boiling water; cover and return to boiling. Cook 3 minutes.
• 2. Add green beans to pot with potatoes and cook another 4 minutes; drain vegetables and set aside.
• 3. In the same pot, heat the olive oil and cook chicken, stirring, for about 8 minutes or until chicken is tender and cooked through. Remove from heat.
• 4. Stir in the pesto sauce. Then stir in the potatoes and green beans, being careful not to break up the vegetables.
• 5. Serve warm or at room temperature on a bed of salad greens.

LABOR DAY PESTO CHICKEN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes and 1 tablespoon of the salt in a large pot. Add enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Grill the chicken or bake it. To bake, heat oven to 400° F. Rinse all the chicken and pat it dry with paper towels, then place it in a baking dish lined with foil. Whisk together the mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons of the pesto in a small bowl. Spread the mixture evenly over the top of each chicken breast. Bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, peel and cut the potatoes into large chunks. Toss them with the pepper and the remaining pesto and salt. Sprinkle the chicken with the pine nuts and raisins and serve with the potatoes.

PESTO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large steamer basket over boiling water and steam for 20 minutes, or until they are cooked though, but the skins remain intact. Set them aside until they are cool enough to handle. Quarter the potatoes and put them in a large bowl. Add the peppers and the pesto and toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and chill.
• Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan over a medium heat until fragrant and golden brown, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes. In a food processor, process the pine nuts and the garlic until minced. Add the basil, Parmesan cheese and lemon juice and process until finely minced. With processor on, slowly pour the oil down the food chute. Process until well blended. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

PESTO CHICKEN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. To a large saucepan, add potatoes and enough cold water to cover. Bring to a simmer; cook just until tender, about 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer potatoes to a large bowl. Let cool. 2. Return same saucepan of water to a boil. Add beans and cook until tender-crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to a large bowl of ice water to chill; drain and pat dry. Set aside. 3. Meanwhile, prepare pesto: To a mini food processor, add walnuts, pine nuts and garlic; pulse to finely chop. Add basil, salt and pepper; pulse to combine. With motor running, gradually add oil through feed tube; blend until smooth. Add cheese; pulse to combine. 4. To bowl with potatoes, add beans, chicken, tomatoes and pesto; toss gently to coat. Refrigerate in airtight containers up to 2 days. Tip: To poach chicken, bring a large pot of water to a simmer and add chicken. As soon as water starts bubbling, reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a slow simmer. Cook until no longer pink and an instant-read thermometer reaches 165°F when tested in thickest part, 10 to 12 minutes.

ITALIAN PESTO CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, shallot, pesto, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in chicken, arugula and tomatoes. Top with pine nuts. Serve at room temperature or refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.

CREAMY LEMON BASIL POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in lightly salted water until fork tender. Drain, cut in half, then place in a bowl.Toast pine nuts in a skillet over low heat until just lightly golden. Remove from heat. Mix together lemon juice, olive oil, mayonnaise, salt & pepper, and pesto until creamy and smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as you'd like.Pour half the dressing over the potatoes and toss to combine. Add more dressing to taste. Cover and refrigerate the potato salad for a few hours. To serve, sprinkle lots of small basil leaves over the top. Yum!

PESTO CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Put the couscous in a large heatproof bowl and cover with 100ml boiling water. Stir in 1 tbsp pesto. Cover and leave for 8 mins.
• Fluff the couscous with a fork, then stir in the rest of the pesto, the yogurt and some seasoning. Toss in the chicken, basil, cucumber and tomatoes.
• Spoon the couscous mix into the lettuce leaves and eat with your fingers, or serve over the lettuce like a salad. Scatter over the pine nuts and more basil before serving.

PESTO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix potato salad, pesto and bell pepper in large bowl.
• Just before serving, sprinkle with pine nuts.

PESTO CHICKEN & POTATOES

Steps:

• Pre heat the oven to 450. Peel and cut the each potato into 8 wedges. Place on a lined & sprayed cookie sheet. Bake for 40 minutes.
• After you put the potatoes in the oven, Heat up a saute pan to medium. Spread the pesto on the chicken thighs.
• Place chicken, frozen spinach, peppers, mushrooms, salt & pepper in the pan and cover. Cook for about 10 minutes and flip the chicken. You will want to cook the chicken until the juices run clear (about 10-15 more minutes).
• When the chicken is done, you should only have a few more minutes until the potatoes are done. Turn off the heat under the chicken but keep it covered until you are ready to serve.
• Serve with a salad.

PESTO POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crispy. Once cooled, chop into small pieces.
• Boil potatoes until just cooked through.
• Drain potatoes then add sour cream, mayo, pesto and sun-dried tomatoes to the saucepan. Add half of the bacon then mix everything together.
• Pour into a serving dish and scatter over the rest of the bacon and basil.
• Serve warm or chill in the fridge until ready to serve.

CHICKEN MILANESE WITH SWEET POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425˚ F. Toss the sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil on a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast until tender and browned, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the honey mustard, vinegar and remaining 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large bowl. Add the sweet potatoes, parsley, red onion, pecans and cranberries and toss. Set aside.
• Put the eggs and panko in separate shallow bowls or dishes. Season each with salt and pepper. Butterfly the chicken: With your knife parallel to the cutting board, slice each chicken breast almost all the way in half and open it flat, like a book. Dip the chicken in the eggs, letting the excess drip off. Then dip them in the panko until well coated.
• Add enough vegetable oil to a large skillet to come halfway up the side of the pan. Heat over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350˚ F. Working in 2 batches, fry the chicken, turning once, until golden brown and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• Divide the chicken and sweet potato salad among plates. Serve with honey mustard.

PESTO POTATO AND GREEN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes in a large steamer basket fitted over a pot of boiling water. Cover and steam for 5 minutes. Add the green beans to the potatoes in the steamer and continue to cook, covered, for another 4 minutes. Drain and immediately plunge into an ice bath to cool.
• Transfer the vegetables to a large serving bowl. Add the pesto and stir to coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
• Make a big batch of this pesto in the summer when the basil is fresh and plentiful. You can freeze it in ice cube trays, bag up the cubes, and have it year-round to use as a pasta sauce or to enhance the flavor of one. It is also excellent as a sandwich spread.
• Toast the pine nuts in a small, dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant and golden brown, shaking the pan frequently, about 3 minutes.
• In a food processor, process the pine nuts and garlic together until minced. Add the basil, Parmesan, lemon juice, and salt and pepper and process until finely minced. With the machine running, slowly pour the oil in a steady stream through the feed tube and process until well blended.

PESTO CHICKEN AND POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• boil pots for 15 mins, drain and crush pots in pan with fork tip chicken and spinach into pan mix & add pesto lemon juice and oil season toss and serve

CHICKEN AND POTATOES WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Mix 3 Tbsp pesto with potatoes and onions.
• Place into casserole dish.
• Top with chicken.
• Evenly rub 1 Tbsp pesto on top of the chicken breasts.
• Season with salt, pepper, garlic and Italian seasonings.
• Top with cheese.
• Bake at 400°F for 40 minutes. If the cheese begins to brown too fast, loosely cover w/foil then remove foil during the last 5-10 minutes.
• Serve with garlic bread and a salad.
• Enjoy!