5 chicken pesto penne salad Recipes

green beans, trimmed and cut in half, penne or 200 g other similar pasta, good quality olive oil, pesto sauce, roast chicken or 2 pieces barbequed chicken, tomatoes, halved, black olives (optional), salt and pepper

salt, penne rigate (about 2 cups), boneless skinless chicken breast halves, basil leaves, loosely packed, pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, fresh ground pepper, salt (to taste), basil pesto (recipe above), plain yogurt, red wine vinegar, pepper (to taste), carrot, coarsely shredded, red seedless grapes (about 6 oz), leaves red leaf lettuce, fresh ground pepper, freshly grated pamesan cheese, fresh basil

penne (or large pasta of choice) or 1 1/2 lbs spiral pasta (or large pasta of choice), oil, tomatoes, chopped (roma tomatoes), chopped cooked chicken (can use more ), salt (to taste), fresh ground black pepper (or to taste), grated parmesan cheese, prepared pesto sauce (use homemade or purchased, for a stronger flavor increase to 1-1/4 cups), frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed dry ), lemon juice, mayonnaise (do not use salad dressing)

whole grain rotini or penne cooked and chilled, olive oil, shallot finely chopped, garlic minced, radishes thinly sliced, whole bell peppers coarsely chopped, green beans trimmed and halved, grape tomatoes halved, chicken breast halves, whole lemon zested and juiced, lemon pepper seasoning blend, pesto sauce, balsamic vinegar, salt to taste, pepper to taste