Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe is the perfectly refreshing and filling meal. Italian Chicken pasta salad is hearty and satisfying and healthy recipe, it is easy to make an Italian recipe for Pasta and it will be ready in 20 minutes.
Ingredients:
Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe | Italian Recipe
Pasta shells, 450 g
Butter, 25 g
Onion, peeled and chopped, 1
Mild curry paste, 2 tbsp
Dried apricots, ready to eat, chopped, 125 g
Tomato paste, 2 tbsp
Mango chutney, 3 tbsp
Mayonnaise, 300 ml
Can pineapple slices in juice, 425 g
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Boneless cooked chicken, small pieces, 450 g
Flaked toasted Almond, 25 g
Coriander sprigs, to garnish
Preparation Method:
Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe | Italian Recipe
Take a bigger pan of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the instructions available at the packet, or until ‘al dente’. Drain and refresh under cold running water then drain thoroughly and place in a large serving bowl.
Meanwhile, soften the butter in a heavy-based pan; add the onion and cook for 5 minutes or until softened. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring for2 minutes. Stir in the chopped apricots and tomato paste then cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Blend the mango chutney and mayonnaise together in a small bowl. Drain the pineapple slices, adding 2 tablespoons of the pineapple juice to the mayonnaise mixture; reserve the pineapple slices. Season the mayonnaise to taste with salt and pepper.
Cut the pineapple slices into chunks and stir into the pasta together with the mayonnaise mixture, curry paste and cooked chicken pieces. Toss lightly together to coat the pasta. Sprinkle with the almond flakes, garnish with coriander sprigs and serve.
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