Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad
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Nutritional values
This saladย will keep you satisfied for a long time without making you feel bloated, thanks to a lot of high-quality protein from the chicken andย plenty of fiberย from the whole-wheat pasta.ย
Thisย salad is easy to prepare and is perfect to take to the office forย 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 ฮผg | (1 %) | ||
Vitamin E | 4.8 mg | (40 %) | ||
Vitamin Bโ | 0.9 mg | (90 %) | ||
Vitamin Bโ | 0.5 mg | (45 %) | ||
Niacin | 22.7 mg | (189 %) | ||
Vitamin Bโ | 0.9 mg | (64 %) | ||
Folate | 99 ฮผg | (33 %) | ||
Pantothenic acid | 2.2 mg | (37 %) | ||
Biotin | 12.3 ฮผg | (27 %) | ||
Vitamin Bโโ | 1 ฮผg | (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 ฮผg | (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 inchย 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.