# Grilled Chicken Thighs and Herby Mediterranean Tiny Pasta Salad

A bright and herby pasta salad with grilled chicken thighs, perfect for meal prepping work lunches.

- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Corallini pasta
- vegetable broth
- fresh parsley
- fresh mint
- fresh dill
- spring onion
- salted capers
- cherry tomatoes
- sun-dried tomato paste
- olive oil
- lemon
- chicken thighs, marinated in yogurt and spices
- blistered courgettes

## Instructions

1. Cook the Corallini pasta in vegetable broth.
2. Chop parsley, mint, dill, spring onion, salted capers, and cherry tomatoes.
3. Make a dressing with sun-dried tomato paste, olive oil, and lemon.
4. Coat the cooked pasta with the dressing.
5. Toss the pasta with the chopped herbs and tomatoes.
6. Pan-fry the marinated chicken thighs until juicy and slightly charred.
7. Slice the chicken and let it rest.
8. Portion out the pasta salad and chicken with some blistered courgettes.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- If you can't find Corallini, you can swap it out for orzo or giant couscous.
- The meal gets better the longer it sits in the fridge.
- Reheat slightly at work, but not so much that it makes the herbs soggy.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRxk1qbf/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/32d1897f-64ef-41bc-ba77-3bd2f248b107
- Extracted: 2026-03-22

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