Lemon-Chicken Pasta Salad

  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® ranch & bacon pasta salad mix
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 1/2 cups snow pea pods, strings removed, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • Leaf lettuce, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • 2
    Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
  • 3
    In large bowl, stir together seasoning mix, mayonnaise, lemon peel and lemon juice. Stir in chicken, pea pods and almonds. Serve on lettuce leaves. Serve immediately, or refrigerate.

  • Make this salad up to 24 hours before serving. If needed, stir in a few drops of milk to make it creamy again.
  • For fewer calories, use reduced-fat or fat-free mayonnaise.
  • No leftover cooked chicken on hand? You can buy frozen chopped cooked chicken, canned chunk chicken or rotisserie chicken.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
800
Calories from Fat
500
Total Fat
56g
86%
Saturated Fat
9g
45%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
80mg
27%
Sodium
800mg
33%
Potassium
560mg
16%
Total Carbohydrate
43g
14%
Dietary Fiber
3g
13%
Sugars
7g
Protein
31g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
30%
30%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 9 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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