Asian Pasta Salad

Submitted by Baz231

"Chicken and pasta salad with an asian style dressing. Concocted from a few other similar recipes (uses the sauce from #40882)."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• Salad

• 1 chicken breast
• 300 g dried short pasta (penne, bow-tie, shells, elbow, spiralli etc)
• 1 small red pepper
• 1 small green pepper
• 1 cup peas
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup unsalted cashews (depending on taste)
• 1 (130 g) can corn kernels (drained)
• 1 (130 g) can peaches (drained)

• Dressing

• 3 tablespoons water (or better, chicken stock)
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 1⁄2 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• black pepper

directions

1. Cook pasta according to packet directions, allow to cool.
2. Grill, barbecue or poach the chicken breast until cooked through (approx 15 mins), allow to cool, then cut into bite-size pieces.
3. Whisk all dressing ingredients together.
4. Put cooled pasta in a bowl and add 3 tblsp of the dressing and mix thoroughly.
5. Add the rest of the salad ingredients and mix well.
6. Add the rest of the dressing and mix well.