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No-mayo chicken pasta salad: a packed lunch with 35 g of protein
Chicken pasta salad with 400 g chicken breasts, vegetables, and corn, tossed with Greek yogurt and mustard instead of mayo. Serves 4 in 35 minutes.
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- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Total time
- 35 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- Easy
Chicken pasta salad is a hearty salad made with 200 g pasta and 400 g pan-seared chicken breasts, bell pepper, cucumber, and corn, with a Greek yogurt and mustard dressing instead of mayonnaise. It tastes good cold the next day, too, making it a good choice for a packed lunch.
This recipe makes 4 servings. Based on calculations from the ingredients, each serving has about 35 g of protein and 405 calories. It differs from ham and broccoli pasta salad by using chicken.
Ingredients
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Instructions
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Cook the pasta
12 minCook the pasta in salted water according to the package directions, drain, and rinse with cold water to keep it from sticking together.
Sear the chicken breasts
10 minPat the chicken breasts dry with a paper towel, cut into cubes, and season with salt and pepper. Sear in the oil over medium-high heat for about 8 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. Let cool.
Chop the vegetables
5 minCut the bell pepper and cucumber into small cubes and let the corn drain.
Mix the dressing
3 minStir together the yogurt, mustard, lemon juice, and chives. Season with salt and pepper.
Assemble the salad
5 minIn a bowl, toss together the pasta, chicken, vegetables, and dressing. Taste, then serve immediately or chill. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Tip: The pasta absorbs the dressing in the refrigerator, so stir in a tablespoon of yogurt the next day. Nutritional values are calculated from the ingredients and are approximate.
Nutrition facts
Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients
- Energy
- 406 kcal
- Protein
- 35 g
- Carbohydrates
- 48 g
- of which sugars
- 7.0 g
- Fat
- 7.7 g
- of which saturates
- 2.2 g
- Fiber
- 3.4 g
- Salt
- 1.2 g
Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.
This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Cestovinový šalát s kuracím mäsom bez majonézy: do krabičky na obed, s 35 g bielkovín
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