Melon & Chicken Pasta Salad
Melon & Chicken Pasta Salad is a salad that serves 6. One serving contains 363 calories, 20g of protein, and 13g of fat. For $1.94 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 18 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Eating Well. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. If you have honeydew melon, bell pepper, dried cranberries, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 83%. This score is super. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Melon & Chicken Pasta Salad, Melon Pasta Salad, and Prosciutto and Melon Pasta Salad.
Servings: 6
Cooking duration: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups thinly sliced baby spinach
8 ounces (about 3 cups) whole-wheat bowtie pasta
½ cup buttermilk
¼ cup dried cranberries
3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon or 1 tablespoon dried
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups cubed cantaloupe or honeydew melon
¼ cup low-fat mayonnaise
Pasta Salad
Freshly ground pepper to taste
¼ cup chopped prosciutto (about 3 ounces)
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups cubed or shredded cooked chicken
Dressing
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar.jpg)
Equipment:
bowl
whisk
pot
Cooking instruction summary:
To prepare dressing: Mash garlic and salt in a medium bowl with the back of a spoon into a chunky paste. Add buttermilk, mayonnaise, tarragon and vinegar; whisk until combined. To prepare pasta salad: Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water according to package directions. Drain, transfer to a large bowl and let cool. Add melon, spinach, chicken, cranberries, prosciutto, pepper and the dressing; toss to coat.
Step by step:
1. To prepare dressing: Mash garlic and salt in a medium bowl with the back of a spoon into a chunky paste.
2. Add buttermilk, mayonnaise, tarragon and vinegar; whisk until combined.
3. To prepare pasta salad: Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water according to package directions.
4. Drain, transfer to a large bowl and let cool.
5. Add melon, spinach, chicken, cranberries, prosciutto, pepper and the dressing; toss to coat.
Nutrition Information:
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