Summer Pasta Salad with Chicken and Blueberries

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(from highlands’s recipe box)

Source: Coop

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: Pasta salad

Ingredients

  • 8 oz fusili or radiatore pasta
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup crumbled feta/goat cheese
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  • 1 tsp freshly grated lime zest
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 pound boneless chicken breast

Directions

  1. Place chicken in a skillet and add enough water(or chicken broth) to cover; bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer gently until cooked through (10 – 12 min). Transfer chicken to cutting board and shred into bit size strips.

  2. Cook pasta until tender, drain, place in large bowl.

  3. Cook shallots in oil, stirring occasionally until softened and just about to brown (2 – 5 min). Add broth, feta and lime juice and cook until feta begins to melt (1 – 2 min)

  4. Add the chicken to the bowl with the pasta, add the dressing, blueberries, thyme, lime zest salt (and pepper) and toss until combined.

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