Baja Chicken Pasta Salad

Baja Chicken Pasta Salad is one of those salads that are superb hot or cold. This is ideal for those summer meals in the garden where temperature doesn’t matter. Everybody in the family loves this recipe and it is easy to understand. As a result of the chicken being boiled, it so succulent on its own but add chilli, fruit, mayo and the rest to create a superb main dish. Also Baja Chicken Pasta Salad can be made in advance, there is no rushing about at the last minute cooking. Just sit back and relax and watch the children play and the world go by.

Baja Chicken Pasta Salad

Fast pasta salad that everybody will love. Can be eaten hot but also cold making it ideal for a cold evening in winter or a lazy salad summer.

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: Chicken, Chillies, Dairy, Pasta, Vegetables

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 539kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 3/4 lb chicken breast Boneless/skinless
• 6 oz dried mixed fruit
• 1 cup fusilli macaroni
• 1 cup Jicama cubed
• 2 large scallions sliced
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp plain yogurt
• 1 tsp red chillies ground
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

• Heat enough salted water to cover the chicken breast (1/4 tsp salt to 1 cup of water) to boiling in a 4 quart Dutch oven.
  3/4 lb chicken breast
• Add the chicken breast.
• Cover and heat to boiling, reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is done, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon.
• Heat the water to boiling and add the fruit and ring macaroni or orzo gradually so that the water continues to boil.
  6 oz dried mixed fruit, 1 cup fusilli
• Boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, just until the ring macaroni is tender, about 6 to 8 minutes or 10 minutes for the orzo, then drain.
• Rinse with cold water and drain again.
• Cut the chicken into 1/2-inch pieces and mix with the fruit, macaroni, jicama and onions.
  1 cup Jicama, 2 large scallions
• Mix the remaining ingredients and toss with the chicken mixture.
  1/2 cup mayonnaise, 2 tbsp plain yogurt, 1 tsp red chillies, 1/4 tsp salt
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 539kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 842mg | Potassium: 406mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 34g