Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad
This definitely isn't your grandma's pasta salad! Celebrate Summer with the perfect Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad, complete with grilled peaches!
Servings: 8
Calories: 700kcal
Ingredients
Pasta Salad
- 1 lb chicken breast tenders
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups citrusy marinade, use your favorite - this is the one I used
- 2 lbs farfalle pasta
- 2 fresh peaches, pits removed and sliced into wedges
- 1 lemon, juice
- 12 fresh cherries, pits removed
- 8 ounces burrata
- 2 ears corn on the cob, kernels removed
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped basil
Marinated Red Onions
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 of a small red onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
Marinated Red Onions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and olive oil until combined. Add the red onion and toss to combine. Let the onions marinate while you prep everything else.
Pasta Salad
- Add the chicken and the marinade to a large mixing bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Once chicken is ready, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a grill pan or a grill plate over medium-high heat. Place the peaches and the chicken on the grill plate and cook for 5 minutes on each side until chicken is browned and completely cooked through. Don’t flip the peaches, and remove them from the pan after 2-3 minutes.Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package instructions. While the pasta is cooking, combine 1/4 cup olive oil with the juice of one lemon, salt and pepper to taste in a small mixing bowl. When finished, drain the pasta into a colander and then combine it with the lemon olive oil mixture in a large serving bowl.
- Gently fold in the marinated red onions (sans juices), grilled chicken, peaches, cherries, burrata, and basil with the pasta and serve.
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Notes
- I used raw corn on the cob for this recipe, but you can grill it or boil it if you prefer.
Nutrition
Calories: 700kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 147mg | Sugar: 8g | Calcium: 182mg
