Name: Chicken pasta salad
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cooked chicken breasts torn into pieces; 150 g fusilli (variety of pasta); 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; a few dashes Tabasco; 1/2 red onion thinly sliced; 200 g cherry or baby plum tomatoes halved; 1 handful rocket; 1 handful basil torn

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Chicken pasta salad

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Throw together this quick and easy pasta salad using leftover chicken, tomatoes and greens for a protein-packed lunch or midweek dinner

Course Lunch or Dinner

Cook Time 20

Calories 339

Ingredients

1 cooked chicken breasts torn into pieces
150 g fusilli (variety of pasta)
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
a few dashes Tabasco
1/2 red onion thinly sliced
200 g cherry or baby plum tomatoes halved
1 handful rocket
1 handful basil torn

Instructions

Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water following pack instructions, then drain well.
Put the oil, vinegar, Tabasco and lots of seasoning in a bowl, tip in the hot pasta and mix well.
Once cooled slightly, add the red onion, tomatoes and chicken, and mix again. Chill.
When ready to serve, stir through the rocket and basil, and divide between bowls.

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 27.7g | Fat: 6.8g