How To Make Caprese Chicken Tortellini Pasta Salad
Summer cookouts are always a bit better with a pasta salad. This Italian-inspired recipe has loads of fresh tomatoes and mozzarella in a balsamic dressing.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12ozcheese tortellini
- ¼cupfresh basil,finely chopped
- ½tspdried oregano
- 2chicken breasts,boneless and skinless
- ½tspkosher salt
- ¼tspcracked black pepper
- 1tbspcanola oil
- 16ozgrape tomatoes,cut in half
- 8ozfresh mozzarella,(ciliegine balls)
- ¼cupbalsamic glaze
For Balsamic Dressing:
- ¼cupbalsamic vinegar
- ¼tspgarlic powder
- ½tspkosher salt
- ½tspcracked black pepper
- ¾cupolive oil
Instructions
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Make the dressing by adding all the ingredients to the jar and shake to combine.
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Cook the tortellini as instructed on the packaging and let cool.
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In a large skillet, heat the canola oil on medium-high heat.
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Butterfly the chicken open and season the chicken with salt and pepper.
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Cook for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, do not move at all before the single flip to allow for a good crust to form.
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Remove from pan, let cool and chop.
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In a large bowl, add the cooled tortellini, chicken, salt, pepper, basil, oregano and grape tomatoes.
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Top with the balsamic dressing.
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Toss together.
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Add the mozzarella to the bowl and drizzle with balsamic glaze.
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Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Calories: 340.31kcal
- Fat: 23.71g
- Saturated Fat: 6.24g
- Trans Fat: 0.04g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 13.54g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.63g
- Carbohydrates: 17.22g
- Fiber: 1.07g
- Sugar: 3.05g
- Protein: 14.50g
- Cholesterol: 45.40mg
- Sodium: 325.86mg
- Calcium: 150.96mg
- Potassium: 210.21mg
- Iron: 1.03mg
- Vitamin A: 68.84µg
- Vitamin C: 5.27mg
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