Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad
Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad - Well-marinated ingredients make this salad taste best
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Nutritional values
This salad will keep you satisfied for a long time without making you feel bloated, thanks to a lot of high-quality protein from the chicken and plenty of fiber from the whole-wheat pasta.
This salad is easy to prepare and is perfect to take to the office for lunch. Take out the chicken to make it a perfect side dish.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 635 cal. | (30 %) | ||
| Protein | 45 g | (46 %) | ||
| Fat | 23 g | (20 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 58 g | (39 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 12.5 g | (42 %) |
| Vitamin A | 0.3 mg | (38 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.1 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 4.8 mg | (40 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.9 mg | (90 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.5 mg | (45 %) | ||
| Niacin | 22.7 mg | (189 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.9 mg | (64 %) | ||
| Folate | 99 μg | (33 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 2.2 mg | (37 %) | ||
| Biotin | 12.3 μg | (27 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 1 μg | (33 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 27 mg | (28 %) | ||
| Potassium | 1,266 mg | (32 %) | ||
| Calcium | 318 mg | (32 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 195 mg | (65 %) | ||
| Iron | 6.7 mg | (45 %) | ||
| Iodine | 17 μg | (9 %) | ||
| Zinc | 5 mg | (63 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 5.6 g | |||
| Uric acid | 263 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 84 mg |
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 5 ozs Whole-wheat elbow pasta
- salt
- 2 Tbsps Pine nuts
- 1 Chicken breast
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- peppers
- 3 scallions
- 12 Cherry tomatoes
- 2 Tbsps Pesto
- 5 ozs Yogurt (low-fat)
- 4 Tbsps light Sour cream
Kitchen utensils
Preparation steps
Cook pasta according to package directions in plenty of salted water until al dente. While the pasta is cooking, toast the pine nuts in a dry skillet until light brown and let cool on a plate.
Rinse the chicken, pat dry, and cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
Heat oil in a skillet and brown the diced chicken on all sides over medium heat, 5-6 minutes. Remove from skillet, season with salt and pepper and allow to cool.
Drain the pasta in a sieve and rinse briefly in cold water.
Rinse scallions, trim and cut into thin rings. Rinse and halve the cherry tomatoes.
Mix pesto, yogurt and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix all the prepared ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and let marinate 15 minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste before serving.
