Grilled Chicken and Veggies Pasta Salad
This creamy and tasty pasta salad with chicken and vegetables is ideal for a weeknight meal or a weekend potluck gathering.
Yield: 4
Materials
Salad Ingredients
- 1½ cups Penne Pasta
- 350 gms Boneless Chicken cut into bite size
- ½ cup Yellow Zucchini chopped
- ½ cup Green Zucchini chopped
- ½ cup Red Bell Pepper chopped
- ½ cup Yellow Bell Pepper chopped
- 1 no Onion chopped
- 8-10 no Cherry Tomato cut into halves
- 1 cup Red Lettuce chopped
- 1 cup Iceberg Lettuce chopped
- ¼ cup Black Olives drained and sliced into thin rounds
- ½ teaspoon Crushed Black Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Chilli Flakes
- ½ teaspoon Onion Powder
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
Dressing
- 3 tablespoon Mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1½ tablespoon Vinegar
- ½ teaspoon Crushed Black Pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Mixed Herbs
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Take chicken pieces in a bowl and marinate with olive oil, salt, pepper, chilli flakes, onion and garlic powder.
- Heat a grilling pan and add the marinated chicken pieces and grill them until the color changes to golden brown. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat up a large pot of salted water. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Once done, drain the water and keep aside.
- Take ingredients (except salt and pepper) mentioned under dressing tab in a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Now take all the chopped vegetables, salad leaves, olives, and grilled chicken pieces in a large bowl. Toss to combine.
- Drizzle the dressing on the salad and toss once again.
- Season with salt and crushed black pepper to taste. Serve the salad.