Asian Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe

Asian Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Read reviews (1)

Rate recipe

Packed with veggies, chicken, whole wheat pasta and just the right amount of heat, this main-dish salad is definitely special. —Nicole Filizetti, Jacksonville, Florida

This recipe is:

Healthy

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

[X]

Rate Asian Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Asian Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

3 cups uncooked whole wheat spiral pasta
2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
2 cups fresh broccoli florets
1-1/2 cups fresh sugar snap peas, trimmed and halved
1 can (8 ounces) bamboo shoots
1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 tablespoons peanut oil
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the chicken, broccoli, peas, bamboo shoots and red pepper.
In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken mixture; toss to coat. Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; add to salad. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-2/3 cups equals 321 calories, 14 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 344 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 21 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 fat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Asian Chicken Pasta Salad in Healthy Cooking June/July 2011, p41