Chicken & Pasta Salad

  • 20 minutes
  • 480 Calories
  • 35 g Protein
  • 4 servings

Make this perfectly balanced lunchtime win ahead of time and serve it chilled as a pasta salad.  Mix and match with your favourite veggies or protein.

Chicken & Pasta Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 cups small pasta shells
  • 1 large lemon
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 ½ tbsp Lemon Dilly Dip Mix
  • 1 lb (450 g) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 bell peppers
  • ½ English cucumber
  • 1 can (14 oz/398 ml) artichoke hearts

Preparation

  1. In a large pot, cook pasta in boiling water until al dente, 7–8 min.
  2. Meanwhile heat a skillet over over medium heat. Add a small drizzle of oil and then cook chicken for 5 - 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fully cooked and no longer pink.
  3. While chicken is cooking prepare dressing. In a large bowl, using a box grater or microplane, finely grate zest from lemon. Squeeze in juice from zested lemon. Whisk in oil and dip mix.
  4. Dice peppers and cucumber. Drain artichoke hearts; roughly chop. Place in bowl with dressing. Set aside.
  5. Once pasta is cooked, drain and rinse with cool water to prevent sticking. Add pasta, chicken and feta, if using, to bowl; stir to mix.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size
1 serving

Calories
per serving
480
Amount/Serving
  • Calories 480
  • Fat 17 g (Saturated 2.5 g, Trans 0 g)
  • Cholesterol 85 mg
  • Sodium 125 mg
  • Carbohydrate 48 g (Fibre 7 g, Sugars 5 g)
  • Protein 35 g.