Mario Batali's Chicken Pasta Salad with Green Olives and Raisins

By clawson

Ingredients

• 1 pound Bow-Tie Pasta
• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 pound Chicken Breast (cut into strips)
• 1/2 Red Onion (sliced into half moons)
• 3/4 cup Green Olives (pitted and halved)
• 1/2 cup Raisins
• 1 cup Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil
• 1/2 cup Orange Juice (or more to taste)
• zest of an Orange
• 1/4 cup Parsley leaves (lightly packed)

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from beta.abc.go.com

Preparation

Step 1

step 1

ingredients 1 pound Bow-Tie Pasta

instructions Cook pasta according to the package instructions. Set aside to cool.

step 2

ingredients 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 pound Chicken Breast (cut into strips)
1/2 Red Onion (sliced into half moons)
3/4 cup Green Olives (pitted and halved)
1/2 cup Raisins

instructions Add oil, chicken strips, onions, olives and raisins to a hot pan. Cook until chicken is cooked through and onions are softened. Set aside to cool.

step 3

ingredients 1 cup Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil
zest of an Orange
1/2 cup Orange Juice (or more to taste)
1/4 cup Parsley leaves (lightly packed)

instructions In a large bowl, combine Hellmann's, orange zest and juice to create a dressing. Add cooled pasta, parsley, chicken and olive mixture to dressing and toss to coat.

Helpful Tips:
1. After you cook the pasta following the package instructions, submerge it in ice water so that the pasta stops cooking and keeps its al dente texture.
2. Ask your butcher to slice up your chicken breast for the salad.
3. You can use dried cranberries instead of raisins and other juices like grapefruit or lemon instead of orange.
4. This pasta salad can be served chilled or at room temperature.