August 6, 2018May 30, 2018Eat Well, Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program, Recipes

Asian Chicken Pasta Salad

Name: Asian Chicken Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 1 box bow tie pasta (cooked*); 4 chicken breasts cooked & shredded or all the breast meat of one rotisserie chicken; 1/4 Cup green onions (sliced & diced into oblivion); 1/2 pack sliced almonds – toasted; 1 bag spinach (stems removed, or other deep greens); 1 small bag pea pods; 1 can Mandarin Oranges (drained); 1/4 Cup Sesame seeds (toasted); 1/3 Cup Soy Sauce; 1/3 Cup Red Wine Vinegar; 1/4 Cup Olive Oil with 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil (optional, but delicious!); 2 Tablespoons Sugar; 1/2 teaspoon Salt & Pepper

Course: Main Course, Salad

Servings: 4

Calories: 463 kcal

Ingredients

1 box bow tie pasta cooked*
4 chicken breasts cooked & shredded or all the breast meat of one rotisserie chicken
1/4 Cup green onions sliced & diced into oblivion
1/2 pack sliced almonds – toasted
1 bag spinach stems removed, or other deep greens
1 small bag pea pods
1 can Mandarin Oranges drained

The Dressing

1/4 Cup Sesame seeds toasted
1/3 Cup Soy Sauce
1/3 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
1/4 Cup Olive Oil with 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil optional, but delicious!
2 Tablespoons Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Salt & Pepper

Instructions

Marinate chicken & pasta in the dressing in the fridge overnight.
Toss altogether right before serving with round two of the dressing.

Recipe Notes

*It's helpful to under cook the pasta a bit. Al dente would be perfect.

Calories 463, Total Fat 18 g, Sat. Fat 3 g, Sodium 949 mg, Tot. Carb. 47 g, Protein 30 g