Chicken and Cashew Salad Recimeal

Chef #1365024's Note:

ReciMeals are designed to be complete meals that need only be accompanied by a beverage, and sometimes a side salad or slice of bread.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 6.0

• 2 cups pasta, rotini, uncooked
• 1 cup pea pods, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 2 (10 ounce) cans premium chunk breast chicken, drained and flaked
• 1 (5 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained
• 1/2 small red bell pepper, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup light mayonnaise or 1 cup salad dressing
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup roasted unsalted cashews

Directions:

1. Prepare pasta according to package directions, adding pea pods during last 30 seconds of cooking. Drain and cool pasta and pea pods. In a large bowl, combine pasta and pea pods with chicken, water chestnuts, bell pepper, onion and carrots. Combine mayonnaise, brown sugar, vinegar and salt; toss with salad. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Just before serving, fold in cashews.
2. Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 490; Total fat 21g; Saturated fat 4g; Cholesterol 50mg; Sodium 890mg; Carbohydrate 55g; Fiber 3g; Protein 24g; Vitamin A 35%DV*; Vitamin C 45%DV; Calcium 4%DV; Iron 15%DV Per serving, this dish provides from MyPyramid: About 1/2 cup Vegetable Group; 1 ounces Grains Group; 3 1/2 ounces Meat and Beans Group *Daily Value.