Recipes: Rocco's Warm Chicken, Feta and Melon Seed Pasta Salad

Ingredients

(Serves 4)
1 1/2 cups semi di melone pasta
1 rotisserie chicken (about 2 pounds)
10 ounces feta cheese, cubed or crumbled
1/2 cup thinly sliced drained hot cherry peppers
2/3 cup roughly torn fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package instructions. Drain.

2. Meanwhile, remove the chicken skin and shred the meat into bite-size pieces. Place the chicken in a large bowl, along with all of its juices.

3. Add the pasta to the bowl. Add the feta, hot cherry peppers, basil leaves and olive oil, and toss. Season with salt and pepper, and serve warm.

From Rocco's 5 Minute Flavor, $18, amazon.com