Chicken
Pasta Italiana Salad
From the kitchen of
Barb Hofmeister
2 quarts water
1/2cup dry white wine
4 (4 ounce) boneless chicken breast halves, skinned
4 cloves garlic
3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil (use 1/3 less if dried)
teaspoon salt
pepper
2 tablespoons lemon juice
16 ounces uncooked penne or rigatoni pasta
1 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium red bell pepper cut into julienne strips
4 ripe olives, thinly sliced
lettuce leaves, optional
Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add wine, chicken, and garlic.
Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken
from broth, reserving broth. Let chicken cool then cut into ½ inch
pieces, set aside. Crush garlic in a small bowl, using a fork; add salt,
pepper, basil and lemon juice. Mix well; set aside.
Bring reserved broth to a boil; add pasta. Cook 12 min or until al dente;
drain. Rinse immediately under cold running water, drain. Toss pasta with
olive oil. combine reserved garlic-lemon mix, chicken, pasta, bell pepper,
and olives in a large bowl. Toss gently. Chill at least one hour.
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