Tortellini Salad with Chicken and Snap Peas
I love salads! Since today marks the unofficial beginning of summer, the season of salad suppers, I thought I’d post my newest recipe. This is a “Tanya Original.” It’s light, but filling. Makes a great meal in itself. Even Rick said so.
Bonus: it offers a great way to use leftover chicken. Hope you like it!

Tortellini Salad with Chicken and Snap Peas
- 1 pkg refrigerated Mozzarella & Herb Tortellini
- 1 large, boneless chicken breast (or 1 ½ c cooked chicken, diced)
- 2 t olive oil
- 1 c cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 large cucumber, peeled and diced
- 1 c sugar snap peas
- ½ cup carrots, sliced
- ¼ c Creamy Caesar dressing, more or less to your preference
- ¼ t garlic salt
- Crispy Onions
Cook tortellini as directed. Drain, then rinse with cold water.
While the tortellini is cooking, sauté chicken in olive oil until cooked through. Season as desired. (I used a dash of All Season on each side.) Cut into ½” bite-sized pieces.
Combine cooked chicken and tortellini with next six ingredients in serving bowl. Mix well. Top with a light sprinkling of crispy onion pieces. ENJOY!
Serves 2-4.
Happy Memorial Day, all!
Posted on May 25, 2009, in Recipes and tagged recipe. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.









Wow, that’s gorgeous. I’m always a sucker for pasta. Gonna have to print this one off!
I’m big on one-dish meals – especially with pasta or rice in them – I’m definitely going to have to try this! One question – what are the crispy onions? Are those the things you put on top of green bean casseroles?
Exactly. I use “garlic peppered” crispy onions, but any flavor would be fine. Just whatever you typically put on your salads or green bean casseroles.
Yum, this looks delicious! I’m catching up on my blog reading and love to find new recipes!