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skinnymixer's Red Pesto Chicken Salad

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This is a hearty salad, that even the manliest salad hater will love.

It’s perfect to feed a crowd, I was able to feed my family of 4 and have more than half left over – you can make it go even further with extra salad stuff and dressing too. The beauty of this recipe is you can either prepare it ahead of time and enjoy it cold, or cook it and eat it warm. I hope you love it 🙂

Love Nik xx

skinnymixer's Red Pesto Chicken Salad

5 from 2 votes
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 265kcal

Ingredients

  • 50 g portion of red pesto
  • 500-700 g chicken breast - cubed
  • 500 g baby red potato - sliced into thick round coins

Dressing Ingredients

  • 100 g red pesto
  • 30 g greek yoghurt - or home made mayonnaise for dairy free
  • 10 g balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp salt

To serve

  • baby spinach
  • chopped macadamia nuts

Instructions

  • Add dressing ingredients to mixer bowl, combine for 10 sec/speed 2/MC on. Set aside.
  • Put your prepared potatoes into the simmering basket and coat the chopped chicken breast in the 50 g or 1.8 oz red pesto and put into the deep steaming tray.
  • Without washing the bowl, add 500 g or 17.6 oz water to mixer bowl, insert simmering basket, put the steaming tray in place and cook for 17-20 min/steaming temp/speed 3 or until cooked. Stir chicken part way through to ensure even cooking.
  • Set potatoes aside to cool and tip out steaming water. Put chicken into the mixer bowl and roughly chop for 1-2 sec/speed 5/MC on.
  • At this point you can either allow your potato and chicken to cool completely before combining with dressing and salad items, or combine it warm for a warm salad. 

Notes

Please note: This recipe will last a maximum of 3 days in the fridge due to raw garlic and the risk of botulism.
Bellini Users
Use your blunt blade for this recipe.
At step 3, if using an Intelli pop a tea towel over the steamer, use ST temp and extend cooking time if required. If using a Supercook, use 120-130 degrees.
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Nutrition

Serving: 200g | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.1g | Protein: 29.9g | Fat: 8.4g | Saturated Fat: 2.1g | Sodium: 478mg | Sugar: 6.3g

 

 

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  1. Made this for Christmas and just WOW. It was Devine and the pesto was so easy to make! Leftovers used on a pizza base. Will definitely be making this again. Thank you.

  2. Thank you Nik for yet another delicious recipe – I seriously do not know how you do it. It was a big hit with all three of my children (19, 16 & 8). Thank you for helping this full-time working mum feed her children delicious and healthy meals. You are a star!

  3. What a delightful meal. Just georgeous, and easy to whip up.

    I’m gonna use the extra pesto on pizzas tomoz. Someone said it works great, and I’m sure it will.

  4. This salad is amazing! I omitted the chicken and just made a vegetarian potato salad but was a hit warm and cold! Will definitely make it with the chicken next time!

  5. I made this for lunch today – so yum! Made a huge amount too so leftovers for dinner. And a huge amount of pesto as well so thinking a pasta or maybe some pesto scrolls will be on the cards. Thumbs up from hubby too so can see this one becoming a staple in the house.

  6. I made this yesterday without potatoes and served it with pasta – soooo totally delicious and perfect for a hot summer night!! The pesto is amazing and so fresh, I’m glad I have some in the freezer ready to use again. Thanks Nikalene X

  7. Love this salad, so easy, healthy and full of flavour. Great that the pesto makes a large quantity. I mixed some with sour cream for a dip too. Thanks Nik, your amazing 😊

  8. Thanks Nik for another yummy recipe, even my partner who is a bit anti thermomix loved it too! 😊 will def make this again and I can use the pesto for other dishes too

  9. Really easy to make and full of flavor. Perfect for a hot summers day when you can’t be bothered cooking but wanting to eat something refreshing and healthy.

  10. I didn’t realise this was a new recipe – delicious- although I shredded my chicken too much (reckon I need to adjust time with the new machine) – but the red Pesto is AMAZING – I mixed the leftovers with Philly cheese & made awesome dip!!! Haven’t had a miss with skinny mixers yet!

  11. Loved this salad. Have made it twice already. Was a hit on christmas day. Need to be careful not to shred chicken. Thanks Nik. Another hit ☺

  12. This was really yummy and good serve sizes. Had it as our meal (for lunch and tea and luch again!). Next time will cut the potatoes into cubes and serve it as a side dish to bbq. Also another serve of pesto left so might mix it with yoghurt and serve as a sauce with grilled chicken/veg

  13. This Salad is a new fave in our household! Absolutely divine. I’d say serves two adults and two kids without sides. Very easy too!

  14. Perfect dish for the summer months. The kids devoured this after a long afternoon swimming. What I like best is that the pesto recipe that is added to this dish made a decent amount. I have frozen the left overs of it into portions ready to make the Red Pesto Chicken Salad again. Very yummy.

  15. Delicious. So simple to make but so yummy. Even husband approved. I love the crunch from the nuts mixed through.

    Looking forward to tomorrow for left overs!

  16. This was so simple to cook and delicious. Our family of 4 adults loved it and have some to,spare. Not for long tho it’s too good to leave. Will definitely be having this again. Another great skinnymixers recipe. Thanks Nik.

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