Sunday, December 9, 2007

Curried Chicken Pasta Salad


Inspiration:
allrecipes.com

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups whole wheat corkscrew pasta
  • 2 cups chopped poached chicken breast meat
  • 3/4 cup diced celery
  • 1 1/2 cups seedless green grapes, halved
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons red wine or rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar

Instructions:
  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
  2. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, celery, grapes, cooked pasta, salt, and white pepper; mix well and reserve.
  4. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, curry powder, cumin, rice vinegar, and sugar; whisk ingredients together and toss with chicken mixture.
  5. Cover salad with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 to 4 hours before serving.

Tim's Rating: 6/10
Liz's Rating: 7/10

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