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Chicken tortellini salad with wood serving spoon in bowl.
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Chicken Tortellini Salad

Chicken Tortellini Salad is a super easy recipe with chicken, tomatoes, mozzarella and pesto! A great make ahead salad for dinner, as a side dish or shared at a potluck or picnic. This salad is a total crowd pleaser!
Course: Salad
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
plus chilling: 1 hour
Servings: 4
Author: Heather

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cheese filled tortellini
  • 1 cup chicken, cooked, diced or shredded
  • 4 oz mozzarella cheese, cubed
  • ½ cup grape tomatoes, halved (about 12 tomatoes)
  • 2 tablespoons prepared sun-dried tomato pesto, (heaping tablespoons)

Instructions

  • Cook tortellini to al dente according to package directions.
  • Rinse with cold water.
  • Combine chicken, cheese and tomatoes in a large bowl.
  • Add cooled pasta.
  • Add pesto and toss until thoroughly combined.
  • Cover and chill until ready to serve. Serve cold.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1cup about | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 503mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 414IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 234mg | Iron: 2mg
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