Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad With Tarragon And Shallot Dressing Recipes

GRILLED CHICKEN AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the grill for high heat. Season both sides of chicken breast halves with steak seasoning.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill chicken 6 to 8 minutes per side, or until juices run clear. Remove from heat, cool, and cut into strips.
• Meanwhile, place the rotini pasta in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente. Drain, and rinse with cold water to cool.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cheese, onion, lettuce, and tomatoes. Toss with the cooled chicken and pasta to serve.

LEMON TARRAGON PASTA SALAD WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix all together. Pour over salad and let marinate 30 min to 2 hours.

TARRAGON-DILL GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• To make the marinade, mix 1/2 cup lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes together in a bowl.
• Place the chicken breasts on a flat surface, and cut from one side through the middle of the breasts to within one half inch of the other side. Open the two sides and spread them out flat like an open book. Place in a shallow dish, and pour the olive oil mixture over the chicken, turning once to coat evenly with marinade. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• To make the dressing, mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar, and 1/4 cup lemon juice together in a bowl, and blend thoroughly. Set aside.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil grill grate, and place about 4 inches from heat source.
• Remove chicken from marinade, and discard marinade. Cook chicken on preheated grill, turning once, until meat is firm, and juices run clear, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from grill, and cool. Finely chop chicken, and place in a large bowl.
• Add the grapes, apples, celery, tarragon, and dill to the bowl with the chicken. Stir in the mayonnaise dressing, and toss until ingredients are evenly coated. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, or refrigerate overnight to let flavors blend further.

GRILLED TARRAGON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Spread mustard on both sides of chicken; sprinkle with pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Combine butter, lemon juice, tarragon and garlic salt. Grill chicken over hot heat until juices run clear, basting with butter mixture during last 3-5 minutes.

GRILLED TARRAGON CHICKEN WITH PASTA, PECANS AND SPRING GREENS

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, tarragon, rosemary and garlic.
• Butterfly and halve chicken breasts; place in a zip top baggie and add the marinade. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 2 hours or overnight, turning occasionally.
• In a blender or small food processor, blend the pecans, parsley, tarragon, lemon juice, garlic and salt until well mixed. With machine running, slowly add olive oil. Add cheese and process just until mixed. Cover and set aside for at least 30 minutes, to allow the flavors to blend.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and place in a large mixing bowl. Toss with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the pesto dressing. Set aside.
• Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill, or preheat a gas grill on medium-high.
• Coat grill racks with vegetable oil. Remove chicken breasts from the marinade, scraping off most of the tarragon leaves. Place chicken on racks and grill, covered, until seared, around 4 minutes. Turn over and continue grilling until chicken reaches 165 degrees on an instant read thermometer, around another 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from grill and set aside.
• Toss the pasta with the greens and 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide evenly among 4 dinner plates.
• Slice cooked chicken on the diagonal and arrange on top of greens. Arrange tomatoes and pecans around chicken, on top of greens.
• Spoon a bit of pesto dressing over the chicken; Sprinkle shaved Parmesan over the top of all (I like to break up large pieces). Pass any remaining dressing on the side.

GRILLED CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta following directions on box, drain.
• While pasta is cooking, heat grill or broiler. Sprinkle chicken with lemon juice and grill or broil for about 2 minutes per side or until done. Set aside and let cool.
• When cool, cut chicken into bite-size pieces and mix with cooled pasta in a large bowl.
• Add peppers, onion, scallions and dill.
• In a medium bowl, whisk mayo, vinegar, honey, mustard, sugar, onion powder, parsley flakes, salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in oil.
• Pour mayo mix over the pasta and chicken, toss. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• *You could add spinach, peas, broccoli or whatever veggies you wanted. Be creative!

GRILLED CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first six ingredients. Cut each chicken breast into four strips; add to marinade mixture. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours. , Drain and discard marinade. Grill chicken, uncovered, over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Meanwhile, cook fettuccine according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the vegetables, olives and fettuccine. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Top with chicken.

GRILLED TARRAGON CHICKEN WITH SALAD

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Mix preserves and mustard in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30 to 45 sec. or until warmed. Stir in 1 Tbsp. tarragon. Combine 2 Tbsp. preserves mixture with dressing; reserve for later use.
• Grill chicken 6 to 8 min. or until done (165ºF), turning after 4 min. and brushing occasionally with remaining preserves mixture.
• Toss salad greens with couscous, nuts, apricots and onions in large bowl. Add reserved dressing mixture; mix lightly. Serve with chicken.

GRILLED CHICKEN PASTA SALAD WITH TARRAGON AND SHALLOT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the vinegar with the mustard, 1 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Add the oil slowly, whisking. Add the shallots and 2 Tbs. of the tarragon. Light the grill. Season the chicken breasts with the remaining 1/4 tsp. salt and a pinch of pepper. Grill 3 to 6 inches from the heat until just done, about 5 minutes per side. (Or you can broil the chicken.) Cut into thin slices across the grain. Add the warm chicken to the dressing. Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until just done, about 15 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain thoroughly. Toss with the chicken. Just before serving, add the tomatoes and the remaining 1 Tbs. tarragon.