Chicken Pasta Salad
By Daphna Rabinovitch
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This recipe makes 4 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per serving: about |
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cal |
500500 cal |
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pro |
27 g27g pro |
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total fat |
10 g10g total fat |
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carb |
74 g74g carb |
For wonderful flavour, grill the chicken (see Peanutty Chicken Pitas). Serve this salad with fresh corn and peaches for dessert.
Ingredients
- 4 cups penne pasta , (about 3/4 lb/375 g)4 4cups cupspenne pasta, (about 3/4 lb/375 g)
- 1/2 lb snow peas , trimmed1/2 1/2lb lbsnow peasnow peas, trimmed
- 2 large tomatoes 2 2large tomatotomatoes
- 1/3 cup light mayonnaise 1/3 1/3cup cuplight mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 1/4cup cupbuttermilk
- 1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
- 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
- 2 cooked chicken breasts , cut_into chunks2 2cooked chicken breastchicken breasts, cut_into chunks
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil 1/3 1/3cup cupchopped fresh basil
- Fresh basil leaves Fresh basil leaves
Preparation
In large pot of boiling water, cook pasta for about 11 minutes or until tender but firm. Add snow peas; cook for 1 minute. Drain; refresh under cold water and drain again.
Meanwhile, core tomatoes; chop coarsely and set aside. Quarter remaining tomato; pur?in food processor or blender. Add mayonnaise, buttermilk, garlic, salt and pepper; pur?until smooth. (Dressing can be covered and refrigerated for up to 8 bours. Whisk before continuing.)
In large bowl, toss pasta and snow peas with reserved tomato, chicken, chopped basil and dressing. Taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish with basil leaves.
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