Chicken Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• 1 Box Rotini Noodles (Spiral Noodles)
  
• 1/2 Red Bell Pepper
• 1/2 Bottle Italian Dressing
• 1/2 Jar of Boscoli Family Italian Olive Salad
• 3 Chicken Breast
• 1 Can Medium Black Olives
• Salt 
• Pepper
• Tony's Seasoning
• Garlic Powder
• Water

Directions

1. Shred chicken.
   
2. Apply salt, pepper, Tony's Seasoning, and Garlic powder to the chicken.
3. Place chicken in a pan with water almost to the top of the chicken.
4. Put on stove at medium heat bringing the water to a rolling boil.
5. Add water as it boils off to prevent chicken drying.
6. Use a pot to boil your noodles.
7. Dice and add the red bell pepper to your noodles while they are cooking.
8. Strain noodles and place a large bowl.
9. Slice olives and add to the pasta.
10. Using the lid to the olive salad, drain some of the oil out.
11. Add half of the olive salad jar to the bowl.
    
12. Add the Italian dressing to the bowl
13. Check the chicken to make sure it is fully cooked. 
14. Boil off additional water and pan sear chicken for 3 minutes.
15. Add chicken to the bowl.
16. Mix well and enjoy!

Source — Gwenda Lamb

Prepared by Desmond Lamb
Louisiana Anthology
February 23, 2022