Put a new spin on chicken pasta salad with crunchy pea pods, almonds and a quick ginger-soy dressing.
Pea Pod and Chicken Pasta Salad
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta (3 1/2 oz)
- 3/4 lb fresh snow pea pods (3 cups), trimmed, cut in half crosswise
- 3 cups cubed cooked chicken or turkey
- 3/4 cup sliced green onions (12 medium)
- 1 can (8 oz) sliced water chestnuts, drained
- Lettuce leaves, if desired
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted*
Dressing
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
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Step1Cook pasta as directed on package, adding pea pods during last 1 to 2 minutes of cooking. Drain; rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix chicken, onions and water chestnuts. In small bowl, mix dressing ingredients until well blended.
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Step3Gently stir cooled cooked pasta and pea pods into chicken mixture. Pour dressing over salad; stir gently to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours or until serving time.
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Step4To serve, line serving bowl with lettuce leaves. Spoon salad over lettuce. Sprinkle with almonds.
Nutrition
500
Calories
30g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 500
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 46%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 25%
- Sodium
- 440mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 460mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 20%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 50%
- 50%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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