Chicken-macaroni Salad

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs chicken breasts
• 3 tablespoons lemons (fresh)
• 1/2 lb macaroni (penne, twists, rigatoni, ziti, etc.)
• 2 tomatoes (seeded)
• 3 italian peppers (seeded)
• 2 green onions (trimmed) or 2 scallions (trimmed)
• 1 teaspoon fresh parsley or 1/2 dried parsley
• 3 tablespoons olive oil or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder or 1/4 teaspoon berbere
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh basil (diced)
• 2 teaspoons dry wine (optional) or 2 teaspoons dry sherry (optional)
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak and wash chicken with lemon or lime.
• 2 cut the chicken in cubes or as desired; marinate the chicken with 1 tablespoon of oil, hot chili powder, garlic, rosemary and 1 teaspoon of wine; keep it in the fridge for 15 minutes.
• 3 stir-fry the marinated chicken. cook until the chicken is well done (15 minutes or less).
• 4 boil water in a large pot; add the macaroni (pasta); cook for 15 minutes (al dente). mix with the chicken.
• 5 meanwhile, wash and pat dry tomatoes, peppers, and green onions cut in desired shapes.
• 6 combine the chicken, pasta and vegetables; keep covered for the vegetable to soften; at room temperature, put it in the fridge;.
• 7 prepare the dressing – lemon juice, 2 tablespoon oil, parsley, italian seasoning, basil, garlic powder, dijon mustard, salt and black pepper; whisk it well until the mixture is smooth or blend it in a food processor if more dressing is needed.
• 8 pour the dressing over the chicken-macaroni salad which is already in fridge. mix it well and keep in fridge.
• 9 serve it cold.