Ww Chicken Pasta Salad

Submitted by teresas

"This is a great summer pasta salad and it has only 8 points for 2 cups. Makes a great leftover lunch dish also. Cooking time does not include chill time."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 2 cups
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 828.06 ml small seashell macaroni, cooked without salt and oil
• 709.77 ml small fresh broccoli florets
• 414.03 ml trimmed fresh snow peas
• 394.39 ml chopped cooked chicken
• 236.59 ml red bell pepper, strips
• 59.14 ml sliced green onion
• 73.94 ml red wine vinegar
• 44.37 ml vegetable oil
• 29.58 ml honey
• 9.85 ml sesame seeds, toasted
• 4.92 ml hot sauce
• 2.46 ml salt
• 2.46 ml ground ginger
• 3 garlic cloves, minced

directions

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; toss well.
2. Combine vinegar and next 7 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well.
3. Pour dressing over pasta mixture; toss gentle.
4. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.

Reviews

[karen]

What a tasty easy dinner. I left out the hot sauce and swapped out mushrooms and cherry tomatoes for the bell peppers, and I think you could really switch things up depending on what you like and what is in the house. The sauce was delicious, though I decided it needed a full recipe of sauce even though I cut the rest of the ingredients in half. I tried it as-is for my first helping, but added some shredded parmesan and chopped pecans to my seconds, and liked it a bit more that way.

 

[Annacia]

This made a very filling and delicious dinner last evening. I didn't have the red pepper but it was still more than wort the making. An excellent variety of veggies and flavors that are most satisfying, So glad that I gave this a try and I'll be making it again.

 

[Sydney Mike]

With the ingredients for this salad already in my kitchen, putting this salad together was so easy! I actually fixed a double batch so that my other half could have some to take to work the next day, & I'd have a bit to eat as well! Thanks for this wonderful pasta salad recipe! [Made & reviewed in Zaar Stars Tag]

 

[CookingONTheSide]

Very good! I used whole wheat macaroni. This salad is wonderful and really hits the spot when you're hungry but do no want to have a lot of calories. Very flavorful! Thanks for sharing. Made for Gimme 5 tag.

 

[bluemoon downunder]

I thoroughly enjoyed this excellent pasta salad for lunch twice last week: a great blend of flavours. The only change I made was to omit the hot sauce and to use slightly less ginger (a personal taste preference). I did, however, conclude that next time I can probably use the amount of ginger specified! I'll be making this often - for lunches and dinners. It's so flavoursome, so satisying and so easy to make! And a lunch that I know I'll really be looking forward to eating! Thanks TeresaS for sharing this super recipe!