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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. Easy and very delicious. Added extra salad vegies for full one bowl dinner. Thanks for another lovely recipe Nik.

  2. I made this on the back of all the rave reviews on the Facebook group, and boy was I NOT disappointed. I used cashews and added basil leaves with the spinach at the end – next time I’ll also add some sundried tomato strips for added oomph. We loved it as a light summer tea and will definitely be making it again soon!

    1. I’ve just made this salad as a starter to NYE celebrations and have had to cook more potatoes and defrost more chicken as everyone wanted more. What can I say except once again Nikalene has done it again…just perfect

  3. Lovely with sweet potato too. Oven roasted a massive red capsicum so was mainly roasted cap pesto but just delish- kids ate 1/2 the pesto just as it was with their fingers- ferals! Thanks Nik. X

  4. Nik you have done it again! Another amazing skinnymixers meal. Brilliant summer salad – will definitely make again.

  5. ❤Finally got to make this. OMG it was worth the wait. Had to cook chicken extra 5 mins so I think I cut the cubes too big. Yum, yum, yum!😚

  6. I just tried this pesto dish and was amazed at how simple it was and used ingredients that I had already. Everyone loved it’! So yummy!

    Thanks

  7. Made this the other night. Tasted great and my eldest daughter who is very fussy went back for seconds!! Winning 🙂

  8. Loved this salad!
    I converted to LCHF by subbing steamed green beans and asparagus with champignon mushrooms for the potatoes. Served warm with cashews.
    It was amazing!
    Thanks for another great recipe Nik xo

  9. Loved this – winner winner chicken dinner and soooooo easy- just confused about other comments- what leftovers?????

  10. This sounds so yummy and I want to make it tonight- silly question I think but is the ‘deep steaming tray’ the varoma dish?🙂

  11. O.m.g. sooooo good. I hate salad but I could eat this every day. So satisfying and the flavors are amazing. Would definitely make again and again and again.

  12. After the christmas binge this salad was lovely, flavorsome and light. The whole family enjoyed it even my fussy 3yo. Enough for a family of 4 and leftovers!

  13. Made this last night and just had leftovers for lunch. So easy and great either hot or cold. Will definitely be on the list again

  14. This salad was incredibly tasty! My husband and I will be very quick to make it again. I love that there is enough pesto for two quantities. I cooked the chicken for the full 20 minutes and chopped for only 1sec to avoid shredding. It worked brilliantly.

  15. Sooooo good! Made this for Christmas lunch, easy to turn into vego, just put some potatoes and dressing aside and then mix together before serving! Just enough kick, thanks Nik!

  16. Loved this recipe and everyone who ate it is still talking about it. The potatoes were particularly delicious. Can’t wait to make it again.

  17. Oh my Nik, this recipe is to die for. I do the marketing for a local shopping centre. If you ever decide to do cooking demo’s please let me know.

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