Chicken Pasta Salad

A vibrant chicken pasta salad bursting with flavour, great for dinner or to bring along for a pot luck meal.

4
30 Minutes

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Ingredients

  • ½ packet spiral pasta
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped or 2 teaspoons crushed garlic, divided
  • 500g chicken breast, sliced into small chunks
  • 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce, oyster sauce or Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 2 teaspoons grated ginger or 1 teaspoon crushed ginger
  • ½ cup sweet chilli sauce (see tip if you don’t have any sweet chilli sauce)
  • 1 can chickpeas, drained
  • ¼ cabbage, finely chopped
  • 2 spring onions, sliced
  • salt & pepper to taste

Method

  1. Cook pasta according to the instructions on the packet. Once cooked, drain and keep warm.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Add the onion, half of the garlic and chicken and fry for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add the frozen mixed vegetables and cook for another 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken and vegetables are cooked through.
  4. In a bowl, mix together fish sauce, soy sauce, lemon zest and juice, ginger, sweet chilli sauce and the other half of the garlic.
  5. Add the sweet chilli sauce mixture to the chicken and vegetables and cook for 30 seconds. Remove the frying pan from the heat.
  6. In a large bowl, toss together the pasta, chickpeas, cabbage, and most of the spring onions – leaving some to garnish. Mix through the chicken and vegetable mixture.
  7. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with remaining spring onions.
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