Pesto Chicken Salad with Menu (Drake)

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Pesto Chicken Salad with Menu (Drake) Ingredients

PESTO CHICKEN SALAD	1 bn Watercress
2 c Cooked chicken; large diced	6 Cherry tomatoes OR 1 large
1/4 c Thinly sliced celery	Baguette; optional
2 tb Grated Parmesan cheese	DESSERT
1/4 c Mayonnaise	Amaretto Pound Cake; with
2 tb Pesto sauce

Instructions for Pesto Chicken Salad with Menu (Drake)

Combine chicken, celery and Parmesan in medium bowl. Blend mayonnaise and pesto in small bowl. Add to chicken mixture and toss to combine. Arrange watercress sprigs on 2 medium plates. Spoon 1/2 chicken salad on watercress on each plate. Garnish with whole cherry tomatoes or tomato wedges. Serve with baguette slices. VARIATION: Cut baguette into quarters. Split 2 quarters and fill each with 1/2 chicken salad. Garnish with watercress sprigs. Makes 2 sandwiches. [SALAD 2 servings. Each serving without baguette slices: 473 calories; 543 mg sodium; 138 mg cholesterol; 27 grams fat; 13 grams carbohydrates; 45 grams protein; 0.84 gram fiber.] [SANDWICHES 2 servings with bread: each sandwich: 773 calories; 1,143 mg sodium; 138 mg cholesterol; 27 grams fat; 75 grams carbohydrates; 53 grams protein; 2.84 grams fiber.] TIP: "The most time-consuming part of the recipe is removing the meat from a plump, roasted chicken picked up in the deli section of the supermarket. Or substitute turkey if you like." *To make amaretto poundcake, simply sprinkle a couple of slices of commercial poundcake with amaretto or coffee-flavored liqueur and top each slice with a scoop of coffee ice cream. Couldnt be easier. *If you make your own pesto sauce, freeze a batch in an ice cube tray. Once firm, pop out the pesto cubes, wrap individually and store in a plastic bag in the freezer. These small amounts come in handy for recipes like this or you can thaw several cubes when larger amounts are needed. *When you cant find fresh pesto, buy it refrigerated or frozen. Frozen pesto thaws quickly at room temperature or in a few seconds in the microwave. *REF: QUICK FIX, "Preso: Pesto Chicken," By JOAN DRAKE, Special to The Times, Wed 5/13/1998 < www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/FOOD/ > Sent by Hanneman/buster Notes: MENU * Pesto Chicken Salad * Cherry Tomatoes or Tomato Wedges * Baguette * Amaretto Pound Cake with Coffee Ice Cream Recipe by: Joan Drake, *See ref Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Kitpath on May 14, 1998

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Uncategorized