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Creamy pesto & chicken pasta salad

Name: Creamy pesto & chicken pasta salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 85g pasta shapes; ½ red pepper chopped; handful halved cherry tomatoes; 1 cooked chicken breast sliced; 1 tbsp basil pesto; 2 tbsp low-fat crème fraîche

If you need a quick boost of carbohydrates, try this filling and nutritionally-balanced pasta salad

30 min total 15 min prep 15 min cook 1 600 cal

Ingredients

1 serv.

85g pasta shapes
½ red pepper chopped
handful halved cherry tomatoes
1 cooked chicken breast sliced
1 tbsp basil pesto
2 tbsp low-fat crème fraîche

Instructions

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1 Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, mix the red pepper with the cherry tomatoes and chicken. Mix the pesto and crème fraîche. Drain the pasta, then stir it through. Toss through the veg and chicken and eat immediately, or pack into a container for lunch.

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