Dinner ready in 30 minutes! Enjoy this delicious pasta salad flavored with salsa and made using chicken and corn - perfect for a Southwestern meal.
Southwestern Chicken Pasta Salad
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 6 oz. (2 cups) uncooked rainbow rotini (spiral pasta)
- 1 (9-oz.) pkg. frozen southwestern-flavored cooked chicken breast strips, thawed, diced
- 1 medium avocado, pitted, peeled and diced
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1 (11-oz.) can whole kernel sweet corn, drained
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
- 4 oz. (1 cup) finely shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup thick & chunky salsa
- 1 (11-oz.) pkg. torn romaine and iceberg lettuce blend (6 cups)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain rotini as directed on package. Rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix chicken, avocado, tomato, corn, onions and cheese. In small bowl, mix mayonnaise and salsa.
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Step3Add rotini to salad; stir gently to mix. Add mayonnaise mixture to salad; toss to coat. Arrange lettuce blend on individual plates. Spoon salad over lettuce. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition
565
Calories
36g
Total Fat
25g
Protein
40g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 565
- Calories from Fat
- 325
- Total Fat
- 36g
- 55%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 45%
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 775mg
- 32%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 40g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 20%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 25g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 24%
- 24%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 16%
- 16%
- Iron
- 18%
- 18%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 7 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
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