Recipes, Quick Lemon Balsamic Basil Chicken Pasta

This pasta is quick to make and great for staying fit and healthy.

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Ingredients
2 Cups Shell Pasta
1-2 Cups Tyson® Grilled & Ready® Chicken breast strips , heated
1 Cup Chopped Tomatoes




For the Dressing
1 Cup Basil
1 Cup Spinach
1 Clove of Garlic, peeled
Zest and Juice of 1 Lemon
2 Teaspoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar
1 Teaspoon Honey
1 Pinch of Salt






Instructions
Bring a saucepan of water to boil, with a pinch of salt, add the pasta and cook until al dente, per package instructions.  Drain the pasta and place in a large bowl.  Meanwhile, in a blender add the spinach, basil, garlic, and lemon zest. Blend until the basil and spinach has been chopped fine, then with the blender still running, add the lemon juice, oil, vinegar, honey and salt. Blend until it resembles pesto, turn off the blender and add additional salt if needed.

Notes
This pasta should be stored in the fridge and can be reheated or eaten cold the next day.

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