Tomato Basil Chicken Pasta Salad | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• 12-16 ounce(s) cooked chicken cut into chunks
• 12-16 ounce(s) rotini or bowtie pasta
• 2 tablespoon(s) Kosher salt (for pasta cooking water)
• 1-2 cup(s) Brianna's Asiago Caesar dressing
• 4 ounce(s) sun-dried tomatoes in oil, chopped
• 1 can(s) artichoke hearts, chopped roughly
• 1/2 cup(s) basil pesto (store-bought or homemade; recipe below
• 1 can(s) large black olives, sliced, drained
• 1/2 cup(s) Romano cheese, grated
• 3 tablespoon(s) red onion, finely minced
• 8-10 large basil leaves, fresh-sliced chiffonade
• 3 medium Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• ## HOMEMADE BASIL PESTO
• 2 cup(s) packed basil leaves, fresh
• 1/4-1/2 cup(s) olive oil
• 1/3 cup(s) pine nuts
• 1/2 cup(s) Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 clove(s) garlic, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) Kosher salt