Barilla® Gemelli Pasta Salad Greek-Style with Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast
Barilla® Gemelli Pasta Salad Greek-Style with Pan-Roasted Chicken Breast
35 minutes total / Calories 409
- Chicken
- Classic Blue Box
- Dairy/Cream
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Gatherings
- Lemon
- Long
- Spring Recipes
- Summer Recipes
- Tomatoes
- Weekend
- Weeknight
Greek Chicken Pasta Salad with Gemelli & Kalamata Olives
Savor the sweet, savory, salty goodness of this Greek pasta salad recipe! The key ingredients which make this chicken pasta salad so Greek are the Kalamata olives, lemon juice, and feta cheese. These classically Greek ingredients are brought together with twisted gemelli pasta for a true fusion pasta experience. There's quite a bit of dicing and slicing, but we promise this Greek pasta salad recipe feeds a larger crowd sensible portions and the flavor is out of this world.
Pan seared chicken, al dente gemelli, feta cheese, and Kalamata olives ramp up this quintessentially Greek pasta salad recipe.
Ingredients
Serves 8
| 1 | Box Barilla® Gemelli |
| 6 | Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil |
| ½ | Red onion, sliced thin |
| 1 | Hot house cucumber, diced |
| 1 | Cup Kalamata olives diced (may substitute black olives) |
| 3 | Plum tomatoes, diced |
| 1 | Cup Feta cheese |
| 2 | Grilled chicken breasts, sliced |
| To taste | salt and black pepper |
| 2 | Tablespoons lemon juice |
| 1 | Teaspoon dry oregano |
Disclaimer
Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.
Method
Step 1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook gemelli pasta one minute less than required, drain and toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and place on sheet tray to cool down.
Step 2
In a bowl, season chicken with 1 tablespoon olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper.
Step 3
Heat a large skillet and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, sear the chicken, once cooked through remove from the skillet and cool down.
Step 4
In a large bowl combine all the ingredients and toss Greek pasta salad well, season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 5
Garnish with slices of chicken.
Gemelli
Gemelli is a simple shape of two strands of pasta twisted together. These small pasta twists are also remarkably versatile, as their shape holds the flavor of sauce beautifully while retaining the firm "al dente" texture that you expect from Barilla.
Barilla® Gemelli is made with non-GMO ingredients. For more information, please read our position.
- Shape Pappardelle
- Cook time 12–13 mins
- Pack size 16 oz.
- Range Classic Blue Box