Tortelloni with chicken and salad. Hearty cheese tortellini, shredded rotisserie chicken, and peppery arugula join forces to create a light, yet filling, salad with plenty of texture and substance. Zippy lemon dressing adds welcomed vibrancy while shaved Parmesan adds a hit of salty, full-bodied flavor. A fabulous way to turn your leftovers into a high-protein pasta salad with chicken.
This pasta salad with chicken and fresh vegetables makes a quick and delicious summer dinner and an even better lunch for the next day. When you are ready to serve the salad, dress the tortellini mixture with the dressing, stir in arugula, and top with toasted pecans. Get in the habit of toasting nuts. You can cook Tortelloni with chicken and salad using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Tortelloni with chicken and salad
- You need of pasta.
- Prepare 600 grams of tortelloni with ricotta & spinach.
- Prepare 300 grams of chicken breast.
- Prepare 500 ml of béchamel sauce.
- It's 1 of bell pepper.
- It's 2 of tomatoes.
- It's 3 clove of of garlic.
- Prepare 500 grams of champignons.
- You need of salad.
- Prepare 400 grams of lettuce (rucola).
- Prepare 300 grams of cherry tomatoes.
- It's 1 cup of parmesan cheese.
Dinner at Pandemonium Palace this week was a spinach and cheese tortellini with chicken salad. Cheese filled tortellini and strips of chicken combined with capsicum, onion, olive, feta cheese and walnuts makes a great salad to serve at your next gathering. An easy pasta salad with cheese tortellini, sun-dried tomatoes, and baby spinach tossed in a balsamic dressing. With plump and chewy cheese tortellini as its base, you already know this pasta salad is gonna be a hit.
Tortelloni with chicken and salad step by step
- Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and some dried herbs (like oregano). Heat up a large pan with some olive oil and fry the chicken with the pressed garlic..
- Cut the tomatoes, bell pepper, and champignons. Add them with the béchamel sauce to the chicken and let it boil softly for 10-20 minutes..
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and add them to the salad. Optionally, you can add a vinaigrette with some salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic cream..
- Boil the fresh pasta for five minutes and serve with the salad, grated parmesan cheese, and some fresh parsley..
Toss sweet and chewy sun-dried tomatoes, fresh baby spinach, and a whole lot of. Served cold, this Italian Tortellini Salad with shredded rotisserie chicken and fresh zucchini is the perfect easy dinner recipe for busy weeknights! Meanwhile, mix the Italian dressing ingredients in the bottom of a large bowl. It's the same bowl you'll mix the pasta salad in, so one fewer dish! Stir in milk, cream cheese, salt and pepper.
