Chicken and Tortellini Salad

  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1-- (9-ounce) package fresh cheese tortellini, cooked, drained
4 to 6large chicken breasts, cooked, chopped
1-- red bell pepper, chopped
1cup chopped celery
1-- (5-ounce) package sliced pepperoni
6ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
3/4cup olive oil and balsamic vinegar salad dressing

Instructions

  1. Stir olive oil into cooked tortellini.  Combine chicken, tortellini, red pepper, celery, pepperoni and cheese in a large bowl.  Add salad dressing and toss.

Recipe reprinted with permission from the Junior League of Morgan County’s Beyond Cotton Country (The Junior League of Morgan County, Decatur, Ala., 1999).