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🍝 Chicken Pasta Salad

779 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 150 g elbow macaroni whole grain pasta
• salt
• 40 g pine nuts (2 tbsp)
• 200 g chicken breast fillet (1 chicken breast fillet)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• pepper
• 3 spring onions
• 12 cherry tomatoes
• 2 tbsp green pesto
• 150 g yogurt (3.5% fat)
• 4 tbsp sour cream

Instructions

1. 1. Fill a large pot with water and add plenty of salt.
2. 2. Cook the pasta in the salted water until it is al dente. Follow the instructions on the package.
3. 3. Take a frying pan and place the pine nuts in it without any oil.
4. 4. Roast the pine nuts in the pan until they are light brown.
5. 5. Remove the roasted pine nuts from the pan and place them on a plate.
6. 6. Let the pine nuts cool down on the plate.
7. 7. Rinse the chicken breast fillet under running water.
8. 8. Pat the chicken breast fillet dry with a kitchen towel.
9. 9. Cut the chicken breast fillet into cubes with a size of about 1 cm.
10. 10. Add oil to a frying pan and heat it.
11. 11. Place the chicken cubes in the hot pan.
12. 12. Fry the chicken cubes on all sides until golden brown over medium heat.
13. 13. Fry the chicken cubes for about 5 to 6 minutes.
14. 14. Remove the fried chicken cubes from the pan.
15. 15. Season the chicken cubes with salt.
16. 16. Season the chicken cubes with pepper.
17. 17. Let the seasoned chicken cubes cool down.
18. 18. Drain the cooked pasta in a colander.
19. 19. Rinse the pasta briefly with cold water.
20. 20. Wash the spring onions under running water.
21. 21. Remove the hard ends and any wilted leaves from the spring onions.
22. 22. Cut the spring onions into thin rings.
23. 23. Wash the cherry tomatoes under running water.
24. 24. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
25. 25. Add pesto to a bowl.
26. 26. Add yogurt to the bowl with the pesto.
27. 27. Add sour cream to the bowl with the pesto and yogurt.
28. 28. Mix the pesto, yogurt, and sour cream well together.
29. 29. Season the sauce with salt.
30. 30. Season the sauce with pepper.
31. 31. Take a large bowl.
32. 32. Add all prepared ingredients to the large bowl.
33. 33. Mix all ingredients in the bowl well.
34. 34. Season the salad to taste with salt.
35. 35. Season the salad to taste with pepper.
36. 36. Let the salad marinate for 15 minutes.
37. 37. Season the salad to your liking before serving.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 779
• Protein: 46 g · Fett/Fat: 38 g · Carbs: 61 g