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Strawberry Pasta Salad with Pesto Chicken
This strawberry pasta salad has pesto-marinated baked chicken, fresh strawberries, arugula, mozzarella, and crushed pistachios. A fresh, elegant summer pasta salad ready in under an hour.
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Ingredients
Chicken:
4-6
chicken thighs
3
tbsp
pesto
1
lemon
juiced
2
tbsp
CTH
S&P
Salad:
1
lb
pasta
fusilli or rotini. Cooked and drained
2
handfuls of Arugula or spinach
1/2
red onion sliced thin
Mozzarella balls or goats cheese crumbles
Crushed pistachios
pecans, or almonds for a crunch
Instructions
Chicken:
Add all to a ziplock, mix and let marinate for 2 hours or overnight. Add to a baking dish
Bake on 350 for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through
Salad:
Mix all together and top with chicken!