Thursday, April 15, 2010

Chicken pasta salad



This is my favorite salad this time of year.

Gary isn't a big fan, so I usually make a batch and
eat it for lunch for two or three days. And that is
fine with me because...



I LOVE it!
It is so fresh and flavorful.



I shred leftover chicken breast.

If I grill a few breasts for a different recipe
I will grill an extra breast to toss into this salad.

I boil whole wheat pasta.

To it I add chopped onion, celery and a chopped hard boiled egg.

I mix in a bit of mayo [i use the mayo w/olive oil]

I don't really have specific measurements for any of this...I just eyeball it.

Then I add the most important thing...salt. I like to add more salt than normal to this salad. And of course pepper.

Then I let it sit in the 'fridge for hours.

It is perfect after coming in from the backyard on a warm spring day.
And it is pretty low fat!

10 comments:

Kelli W said...

Yum! I have been craving pasta salad lately. I picked up a some things to make it tonight! Mine is a little different though...it has italian dressing and veggies.

Kelli said...

Sounds yummy. When I come over for lunch this is what we can have.

Michelle said...

sounds very yummy!

Unknown said...

sounds delicious!!

For the Love of Naps - Sarah said...

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Laura@The Oily Cupboard said...

i'm an eyeball kind of girl too!
love this idea w/the pasta! will def try! thanks for posting!

Jenny said...

It sounds delicious...I will have to give it a try. Easy enough too!

Drew's Mom said...

Yum! Sounds delicious.. thanks for sharing

Heather said...

This looks so good!! RIght up my alley and I will be trying it soon! Thanks for sharing!

Jami said...

Oh this looks yummy! I will have to give it a try.

You write recipes just like I do! LOL