Curry Chicken Pasta Salad
photo by Engrossed
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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8-12
ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast, diced
- 1 tablespoon sweet curry powder
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
- 4 quarts water (for boiling pasta)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 lb dry pasta
- 2 cups snap peas, chopped in half
- 1⁄2 cup minced red onion
- 2⁄3 cup low-fat mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
directions
- Combine curry, oil, and 1 T lemon juice, pour over chicken, toss to coat, cover and refrigerate 1-2 hours.
- Heat large nonstick skillet over med heat, add chicken.
- Cook, stirring regularly, about 3 min (or more). Reduce the heat a bit if the sauce starts to darken.
- Remove the pan from the heat, let cool while the pasta boils.
- Boil pasta in salt and water, rinse and set aside. For about the final 2 min of cooking time, add the peas, drain and rinse w/rest of pasta.
- While pasta cooks, prepare the salad dressing. It is important to have dressing done at same time as pasta, so pasta doesn’t sit w/out dressing too long, as it will clump.
- In a large bowl, blend minced red onion, mayonnaise, mustard and 1 T lemon juice.
- Add the curried chicken w/all the sauce out of the pan; whisk to blend.
- Add pasta and peas, toss to coat and add salt if desired.
- Serve right away or chilled for later. 8-12 servings.
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Reviews
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Yes, I liked the salad. Felt that 1lb pasta would be too much for the dressing so I decided to cut the pasta in half and was glad I did. I think the salad would benefit from something fresh and/or crunchy. Maybe some pickles, celery stalk, bell peppers or such. Pleased I tried it. Thanks for posting.
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This was very good. I especially loved the chicken. I don't normally like snap peas but went with the recipe only cutting them smaller and they gave a great crunch and flavor. Once it was all put together I couldn't really taste the curry so added a tablespoon more (I used Madras curry powder). I used bow-tie pasta. I'd like to try this with more vegetables, like red bell peppers. Thanks for the recipe. Made for Zaar Tag.
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WI Cheesehead
Watertown, Wisconsin
I am a Christian wife and mother of 3 kids. Since my DH's high cholesterol, we've been eating better. I never used to like cooking. Since eating better, I've liked learning and preparing new recipes. My kids haven't reconciled themselves to the new eating yet. I grind my own grain and make all my own breads.?Working 2 hours a day in the local high school lunch room.??I am homeschooling my high schooler.? ?Also found out 1 child has multiple food allergies (wheat, dairy, tomato, chocolate, etc) and another is gluten sensitive. So, we just started (July 09) eating gluten and dairy free. I've been busy with getting our house market ready, even though it's not the best time for that.?