California Chicken Pasta Salad

Course Salads
Prep. Time 15 - 20 mins
Cooking Time 8 - 10 mins
Yields 4 to 6 servings

3/4 milk product serving(s) per person

Preparation
Nutritional Info
Comments (1)

Preparation

What You Need

8 oz (250 g) cavatappi, fusilli, farfalle or

other short pasta, (about 2-1/2 cups / 625 mL)

3 cups (750 ml) shredded cooked chicken, (about 12 oz / 375 g)

1 cup (250 ml) red grapes, halved

1 cup (250 ml) sliced celery

1/4 cup (60 ml) thinly sliced red onion

1 cup (250 ml) crumbled Canadian Havarti, Colby or

Gouda cheese

Salt

pepper, to taste

1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped toasted walnuts or

almonds

Dressing:

1 cup (250 ml) milk

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tbsp (30 ml) liquid honey

1 tbsp (15 ml) Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt

1/4 tsp (1 ml) dried thyme

1/4 tsp (1 ml) dired rosemary

1/4 cup (60 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/4 cup (60 ml) plain yogurt

Instructions

Dressing:
In a large bowl, whisk together milk, garlic, honey, mustard, salt, thyme and rosemary. Gradually whisk in lemon juice. Let stand for 10 min or until slightly thickened. Whisk in yogurt.

Salad:
In large saucepan, cook pasta according to package directions, until al dente; drain. Rinse under cold running water until cool; drain well.

Add to dressing in bowl with chicken, grapes, celery, onion and cheese and stir gently to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with nuts.

Tips

Cooking Tip: Buy a barbecued chicken from the grocery store or cook extra on the weekend and shred the meat to use in this pasta salad. You can even freeze shredded chicken in a freezer bag or airtight container to use later. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 490 Calories
Protein: 34 g
Carbohydrate: 47 g
Fat: 19 g
Fibre: 3 g
Sodium: 661 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 21 % / 228 mg
Folate: 50 %
Zinc: 36 %
Phosphorus: 33 %
Niacin: 28 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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Stephanie
July 1st, 2010

To make this salad even better than it is, which in my opinion is pretty hard to do because it rocks, use half cream and half milk. Yes, it adds more calories to it but it makes it that much richer. Sooo good :) And use havarti, I haven't tried colby in it but i just didn't think that gouda did the same job as havarti. I could honestly live off this....