Pesto Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken

Name: Pesto Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken
Prep time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, towel dried and pounded to even thickness; kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 lb dried pasta (fusilli, rotini, shells, etc. all work well); 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2/3 cup fresh basil leaves; 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (or toasted pecans); 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving; 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 large garlic cloves, minced; 12 oz cherry tomatoes, halved; 3 cups baby arugula

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"This Pesto Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken is healthy, satisfying, and 200% delicious. It'll take center stage at any picnic, potluck, dinner table, or the lunch table if you're lucky enough to have leftovers...YUM!..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, towel dried and pounded to even thickness

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kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

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1 lb dried pasta (fusilli, rotini, shells, etc. all work well)

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2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

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2/3 cup fresh basil leaves

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1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (or toasted pecans)

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1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

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1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

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2 large garlic cloves, minced

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12 oz cherry tomatoes, halved

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3 cups baby arugula

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