Chicken and pasta salad

9 ratings

Prep Time:5 mins

Cooking Time:20 mins

Serves:4 Adults

This is the perfect salad to make for a healthy lunch option that is packed with protein and low in fat and sugar.

About this recipe

Adapted from 101 Square Meals

Ingredients

1 red pepper, thickly sliced
1 red onion, thickly sliced
10ml of olive oil
300g of pasta
4 chicken breasts
2 garlic cloves, crushed
150g of cherry tomatoes, halved
50g of salad leaves, such as rocket
1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6.
Mix the pepper and onion with 1 tablespoon oil and roast for 20 minutes.
Cook the pasta according to packet instructions, drain and set aside.
Slice the chicken into bite size pieces.
Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Fry the chicken for 6-8 minutes until cooked and no pink in the middle.
Mix the pasta, chicken, onion, pepper, cherry tomatoes, rocket and vinegar in a bowl and serve.

What you will need

Baking tray
Chopping board
Chopping knife
Frying pan
Mixing bowl
Wooden spoon

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/4 of this recipe contains

Energy

2007kj

475kcal

24%

Fat

6.5g

Saturates

1.4g

Sugars

6.9g

Salt

0.2g

1.5 of your 5 a day

FOOD SAFETY

How to handle raw poultry

Cross contamination from raw poultry is one of the main causes of food poisoning at home. The simplest way to protect yourself and your family is by following some basic steps.

HEALTHY EATING

Fats, Spreads and Oils

We all need some fats in our diet to stay healthy. They provide energy and some vitamins. Eating too much or the wrong types of fat can be unhealthy.

"Make sure to check that the chicken is cooked through before serving. Using a clean knife, cut the meat open to check it is piping hot all the way through and there should be no pink meat left."

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