Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad With Grilled Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Vegetables
    1 1/2 cups yellow squash, julienne-cut
    1 1/4 cups carrots, julienne-cut
    1 cup sliced onion, vertically sliced
    1 cup zucchini, julienne-cut
    1 cup red bell pepper, julienne-cut
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    Chicken
    4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
    1/2 teaspoon dried basil
    1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
    Vinaigrette
    1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
    1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    1 garlic clove, crushed
    Remaining ingredients
    1 (12 ounce) box ziti pasta, cooked
    2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
    16 cherry tomatoes, halved
    feta cheese, to garnish
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
    Combine all the vegetables with the olive oil, toss gently to coat. Bake at 450 for 20 minutes, turning occasionally; cool.
    Prepare grill.
    Sprinkle chicken with dried basil and oregano; cook chicken 4 minutes on each side or until chicken is doen. Cool; cut into 1/4 inch wide strips.
    Combine all ingredients for the vinaigrette, with a whisk.
    Combine the roasted vegetables, chicken, vinaigrette, pasta, fresh basil, tomatoes and feta in a large bowl; toss gently to coat.

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