Pasta salad with boneless chicken

Ingredients
1/2 kg pasta
2 tablespoons olive oil
400 grm thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken breast.
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/4 cups plain low-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
Coarse salt and ground pepper

Method
1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain.
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add half the boneless chicken; season with salt and pepper. 
3. Cook until just opaque throughout, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with remaining chicken.
4. Add garlic and 2 tablespoons water to skillet, and cook until garlic is tender, scraping up any bits from bottom of pan, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl with chicken.
4. Add pasta, yogurt, lemon juice, mint, and olives; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.

Tip: If the pasta salad seems a bit dry, stir in a little more yogurt just before serving.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Serves 6 


creamy pasta salad

Ingredients
1/2 kg medium pasta shells
1 cup light mayonnaise
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
6 celery stalks, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
1 cup celery leaves
1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
Coarse salt and ground pepper



Method
1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water; drain and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise and lemon juice. Add celery stalks and leaves, onion, and cooled pasta.
3. season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.

Prep Time 30 minutes
Serves 8 

Pasta salad with shrimp

Ingredients
  1/2 kg pasta
  2 tablespoons olive oil
  1/2 kg peeled and deveined medium shrimp
  2 garlic cloves, minced
  1 1/4 cups plain low-fat yogurt
  1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint, coarsely chopped
  1/3 cup olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
  Coarse salt and ground pepper

Method
1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain.
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add half the shrimp; season with salt and pepper. 
3. Cook until just opaque throughout, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with remaining shrimp.
4. Add garlic and 2 tablespoons water to skillet, and cook until garlic is tender, scraping up any bits from bottom of pan, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl with shrimp.
4. Add pasta, yogurt, lemon juice, mint, and olives; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.

Tip: If the pasta salad seems a bit dry, stir in a little more yogurt just before serving.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Serves 6 

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