Pasta Salad with Avocado and Grilled Chicken

Original recipe was in "Joy of Cooking". (i have modified it to our taste)

'A thoroughly american treatment for pasta using favorite foods -- grilled chicken and avocado. Th dish can also be made with leftover baked or broiled chicken.

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Name: Pasta Salad with Avocado and Grilled Chicken
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 chicken breast halves, skinless, boneless approx. 1 lb.; 1 pound fusilli, cooked, tender but firm; 1 large RIPE Avocade peeled and finely diced; 3 medium tomatoes, ripe, seeded and chopped; 4 scallions thinly sliced; 2 cloves GARLIC FINELY MINCED; 1/4 cup capers drained; 1/4 cup basil, cilantro or parsley chopped, fresh; 1/4 cup olive oil or to taste; 1 lemon juiced; Salt and pepper to taste

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INGREDIENTS

3 chicken breast halves, skinless, boneless ; approx. 1 lb.
1 pound fusilli, cooked, tender but firm
1 large RIPE Avocade ; peeled and finely diced
3 medium tomatoes, ripe, ; seeded and chopped
4 scallions ; thinly sliced
2 cloves GARLIC ; FINELY MINCED
1/4 cup capers ; drained
1/4 cup basil, cilantro or parsley ; chopped, fresh
1/4 cup olive oil ; or to taste
1 lemon ; juiced
Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Combine all above ingredients into a large serving bowl.

Serve at room temperature. It i best to serve this salad soon after it is made, because the avocad tends to darken.

if you need to make it ahead, dice, and add the avocado just before serving.

NOTES

We have found that the quality of the pasta is very important to making this a memorable dish. Choose high-quality pasta (it will probably cost less then all the other ingredients.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (270g)
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings

Calories: 379
Calories from Fat: 89 (23%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 9.9g	13 %
	Saturated Fat 1.5g	8 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.3g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.8g
Cholesterol 89.4mg		28 %
Sodium 249.5mg		9 %
Potassium 670.6mg		18 %
Total Carbohydrate 50.3g		15 %
	Dietary Fiber 4.4g	18 %
	Sugars, other 45.9g
Protein 24.1g		34 %
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Calories per serving: 379

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