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Chicken pasta salad

Here's a great salad recipe to turn a cooked chicken into a filling meal for the family.

Chicken pasta salad
SERVES4
TIME TO MAKE15 - 30 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE15 - 30 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner

Make a healthy pasta salad by following our recipe video.

Method

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta for approximately 10 minutes or until just soft
  2. Drain the pasta and allow to cool for 10 minutes
  3. In a large bowl add the pasta and all remaining ingredients, mix until combined and serve

Alternatively:

  • Use 1 tablespoon dried herbs in place of fresh herbs.
  • Use shredded kale, spinach or other salad leaves in place of lettuce.
  • To make this dish feed more people, add 1 can of chickpeas.
  • 1/4 
    packet pasta spirals or macaroni
  • 2 1/2 cups
    shredded cooked chicken
  • 1/2 cup
    grated cheese
  • 1/2 cup
    fresh herbs, chopped
  • 2 cups
    sliced lettuce
  • 1/4 
    red onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • tomatoes, diced
  • 2 tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp
    plain unsweetened yoghurt
Per serve
  • Energy
    1174kJ
  • Total Fat
    8.7g
  • Saturated Fat
    3.5g
  • Total Carbohydrate
    29.9g
  • Sugars
    3.8g
  • Dietary Fibre
    3.1g
  • Sodium
    121mg