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Pasta Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Chicken
Pasta Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Chicken brings together rotini, sun-dried tomatoes, and cooked chicken. The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 15 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Dish type
- Pasta · Salads
A few quick notes
1. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
2. Leave room for the cooling step
The cooling step comes before another part of the finish. Set the food aside as the method directs and keep that pause in mind before cutting, coating or putting the final parts together.
3. Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Get to know the ingredients
Rotini
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Drain oil from the jar of sun dried tomatoes.
Sun-dried tomatoes
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Drain oil from the jar of sun dried tomatoes.
Cooked chicken
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add spinach, chicken, tomato, onion, pour over Dressing.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Toss with Reserved Dressing then serve. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Use the microwave sequence in the recipe
Read the microwave stages and checks before you start. Follow the settings and texture checks given for this recipe, including any note about differences between microwaves or container sizes.
Have the cooked chicken ready
This recipe lists chicken that is already cooked. Have that ready before putting the mixture together, and keep it as cooked chicken when checking the shopping list.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the pot. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Drain oil from the jar of sun dried tomatoes.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Toss with Reserved Dressing then serve.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Read the microwave stages and checks before you start. Follow the settings and texture checks given for this recipe, including any note about differences between microwaves or container sizes.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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