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Tortellini Salad with Walnut Pesto, Chicken and Broccoli
Shop-bought tortellini turned into a proper meal in twenty minutes. A walnut pesto instead of a pine nut one — cheaper, and walnuts bring something slightly bitter that suits the sun-dried tomatoes and olives it lands on.
Serves 5Prep 15 minCook 20 minSaladChicken
Containsdairy · gluten · nuts
KalaPlate adaptationAdapted from Life-Changing Salads by Danielle Brown, HealthyGirl Kitchen
Protein 22%Carbs 30%Fat 48%
About 781 kcal a serve — 43 g protein, 60 g carbs, 43 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 5
Method
Cook the tortellini
TortelliniCook the tortellini to the packet time — fresh pasta takes three or four minutes and floats when it is ready. Rinse under cold water and drain well.
In the saucepanTortellini →
5 min
Cook the chicken
ChickenFry the chicken in half the olive oil over medium-high heat until browned and cooked through, about ten minutes. Lift it out and set it aside — the broccoli goes into the same pan.
In the frying panChicken →
10 min
Sauté the broccoli
BroccoliSauté the broccoli in the rest of the olive oil over medium-high heat for about five minutes with the salt and pepper, until it is bright green and tender at the stalk but still has bite. Mushy broccoli ruins this one.
In the frying panBroccoli →
5 min
Blitz the walnut pesto
PestoBlitz the basil, olive oil, walnuts, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, garlic and salt in a food processor until combined but still a little coarse — a pesto should have texture.
In the blenderPesto →
5 min
Combine and dress
TossCombine the tortellini, chicken, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and artichokes in a large bowl. Spoon the pesto over, toss well and scatter the torn basil across the top.
In the bowlToss →
5 min
Cook's notePenne works in place of the tortellini if you cannot find it — the pesto is doing most of the work anyway.
Estimated per serve
781 kcal · 43 g protein · 60 g carbs · 43 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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