Easy chicken and pasta salad
Organisation: Foodwatch
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4 Servings
Type of recipe: healthy, main meal
Recipe
Ingredients
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1 cup small shell pasta
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 cup cooked chicken pieces, diced and skin removed (around 200g)
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1 punnet (250g/8oz) cherry tomatoes, halved
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1 avocado, diced
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2 tablespoons (60g/2oz) chopped sun-dried tomato
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1/3 cup chopped parsley
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juice of 1 lemon
Method
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Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and cook pasta for 8 minutes, until tender. Drain and rinse under cold water. Place in a large bowl, add olive oil and toss well.
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Add chicken, tomatoes, avocado, sun-dried tomatoes and parsley to pasta and combine. Drizzle over lemon juice. Toss lightly and serve in a bowl.
Nutrition information
Per serve (4)
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Energy |
1720kJ |
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Protein |
11g |
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Total fat |
22g |
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Saturated Fat |
5g |
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Total carbohydrate |
32g |
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Sodium |
55mg |
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Fibre |
6g |
Carbohydrate exchanges: 2
