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Basil Chicken And Pasta Salad

Type: Pasta, Poultry
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup 177mlWater
1/4 cup 59mlChablis or other dry white
  Wine
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlDried basil
6   Black peppercorns
1   Bay leaf
1   Garlic - halved
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozKip filets
2 tablespoons 30mlNonfat mayonnaise
2 tablespoons 30mlPlain nonfat yogurt
1 tablespoon 15mlRed wine vinegar
1 tablespoon 15mlOlive oil
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSpicy brown mustard
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlSalt
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlPepper
1 cup 237mlRotini-cooked w/o salt&fat
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozCherry tomatoes - halved
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozThinly sliced green onions
  Red leaf lettuce leaves

Recipe Instructions

Combine first six ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add chicken; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 13 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from saucepan; set aside. Strain cooking liquid, reserving 2 tablespoons liquid. Discard solids.

Chop chicken; set aside. Combine reserved cooking liquid, mayonnaise, and next 6 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well. Add chicken, pasta, and next 2 ingredients; toss gently tocoat. Serva at room temperature or chilled on lettuce-lined salad plates.

Calories 320 (30% from fat); Protein 30.8g; Fat 10.5g (Sat 1.9g, Mono 6.1g, Poly 1.5g); Carb 24.6g; Fiber 2.4g; Chol 73mg; Iron 2.3mg; Sodium 433mg; Calcium 62mg.

Recipe By : Cooking Light

Source:
Molto Mario

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