Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken and Pesto Pasta Salad
with Rocket, Cucumber, Tomato and Cheese
- Cereals containing gluten
- Wheat
- Milk
- Soya
- Milk
- May contain traces of allergens
With sun-soaked Greek inspired flavours, this Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken and Greek Style Pasta Salad is full of flavour. The combination of sun-dried tomato paste, crumbly white cheese and oregano are classic Greek whilst cucumber, tomato and onion make a brilliantly fresh salad.
Ingredients
90 grams
Ditali Pasta
(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Wheat May be present: Soya, Milk)
2 unit(s)
British Chicken Breasts
2 unit(s)
Garlic Clove
1 unit(s)
Red Onion
1 unit(s)
Baby Cucumber
1 unit(s)
Medium Tomato
32 grams
Pesto
(Contains: Milk)
25 grams
Sun-Dried Tomato Paste
20 grams
Wild Rocket
50 grams
Feta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
1 tsp
Sugar for the Onions
1 tbsp
Olive Oil for the Dressing
1 tbsp
Honey
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with ½ tsp salt.
When boiling, add the ditali and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 10 mins.
Once cooked, drain in a colander and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together. Set aside to cool.
Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. TIP: Notice a stronger smell from your chicken? Don’t worry, this is normal due to packaging we use to keep it fresh.
Once hot, lay the chicken into the pan and cook until browned, 5 mins each side. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw chicken and its packaging.
Once browned, lay the chicken onto a baking tray and roast on the top shelf of your oven until cooked through, 10-12 mins.
While the chicken fries, pop the garlic (unpeeled) into a small piece of foil with a drizzle of oil and scrunch to enclose it. Roast the parcel on the chicken tray until soft, 10-12 mins.
Meanwhile, halve, peel and thinly slice the red onion.
When the chicken is roasting, give the frying pan a quick wipe and return to medium heat with a drizzle of oil.
Once hot, add the onion, season with salt and pepper and fry, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10-12 mins.
Add the sugar for the onions (see pantry for amount) and cook until caramelised, 1-2 mins more.
Meanwhile, trim the cucumber, then halve lengthways. Cut into roughly 2cm chunks. Cut the tomato into 2cm chunks.
In a large bowl, combine the pesto and the olive oil for the dressing (see pantry for amount). Season with salt and pepper.
Once the garlic has cooled, cut the end with scissors, squeeze it out of the skin and mash with a fork. Stir it into the dressing.
When the chicken is cooked, remove from your oven, spoon over the sun-dried tomato paste and drizzle over the honey (see pantry for amount). Turn to coat, carefully cover with foil and allow to rest for a couple of mins.
When everything's ready, add the cucumber, tomato, caramelised onion, cooked pasta and rocket to the salad dressing and toss together. Crumble in half the feta cheese.
Slice the cooked chicken widthways into 2cm slices.
Share the pasta salad between your serving bowls.
Top with the sliced chicken and finish by crumbling over the remaining cheese.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Aug 2026- Flavour: The sun-dried tomato and honey chicken glaze is a clear highlight, though some found the overall salad a little subtle in flavour. Adding extra pesto or dressing can help bring everything together.
- Ease of prep: Straightforward to cook, though the number of simultaneous steps can feel busy; reading through the recipe in full beforehand helps the timing flow more smoothly.
- Suggestions: If the chicken feels dry, avoid overcooking and allow it to rest fully before slicing. Some found that skipping the pan-fry and roasting the chicken from the start still gave good results.
- Next-day meals: This dish keeps well and is well suited to lunch the following day, either cold or at room temperature.
- Portions: Some found the pasta quantity on the lighter side and topped it up with extra to make the meal more filling.
