Chicken Pasta Salad {15 Minute Meal}

A simple but tasty Chicken Pasta Salad ready to eat.

5 from 14 votes

Chicken Pasta Salad {15 Minute Meal}

The dressing in this super quick Chicken Pasta Salad takes inspiration from the classic Coronation Chicken flavours, making this a special but simple 15 minute meal that’s ideal for lunch, dinner, picnic or buffet table addition.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Lunch, Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: Family Food

Servings:

Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

400 g Cooked chicken See notes
250 g Farfalle pasta Dried pasta bows
4 Celery sticks Finely chopped
2 Apples (I used Granny Smiths) Finely chopped
1 Red onion Finely chopped
1 tsp Mild curry powder
100 g Mayonnaise I used reduced fat
1 Lemon Juice only
50 g Mango chutney
50 g Flaked almonds
Sea salt

Metric - Imperial

Instructions

Boil your pasta for 12-15 minutes or according to the pack instructions. Once cooked drain and rinse in very cold water.
Mix with all of the other ingredients (apart from the flaked almonds).
Sprinkle the flaked almonds and serve.

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Notes

Chicken: I like to make this with ready-cooked chicken for speed. So that could be shop-bought or leftover roast chicken. However, you could cook some chicken from scratch for this recipe instead. Factor in the cooking time to the recipe. I would normally use x4 chicken breasts (or x1 per person)

Apples: I am a firm sultana hater, which are traditionally in Coronation Chicken recipes, so I have substituted these for apples instead. This gives a lovely texture and a hint of fresh flavour, but of course, just add sultanas if you prefer! I use Granny Smiths so we don't need to peel them

Draining your pasta: Make sure that your pasta is drained well after cooking - this will avoid a soggy salad!

Lemon juice: Be sure to include this as it keeps the apple from going brown

Toasting the almonds: I toasted the flaked almonds in a small frying pan for added flavour and colour before sprinkling them over to serve

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