Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad

Name: Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: Sesame seeds ¼ cup; Pasta 1 (16 ounce) package; Chicken Breast 3 cups cooked; Cilantro ⅓ cup fresh; Green onion ⅓ cup; Vegetable oil ½ cup; Soy sauce ⅓ cup light; Rice vinegar ⅓ cup; Sesame oil 1 tsp; Sugar 3 tbsp; Ginger ½ tsp ground; Black pepper ¼ tsp ground

Chicken Pasta Salad with Toasted Sesame Seeds

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25m
Serves 10
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Ingredients

	¼ cup Sesame seeds
	1 (16 ounce) package Pasta bow tie
	3 cups cooked Chicken Breast shredded
	⅓ cup fresh Cilantro chopped
	⅓ cup Green onion chopped
	½ cup Vegetable oil
	⅓ cup light Soy sauce
	⅓ cup Rice vinegar
	1 tsp Sesame oil
	3 tbsp Sugar
	½ tsp ground Ginger
	¼ tsp ground Black pepper

Nutritional information

349

calories

15,2g

fat

38.3g

carbohydrates

15.9g

protein

24mg

cholesterol

308mg

sodium

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Ingredients

¼ cup Sesame seeds
1 (16 ounce) package Pasta
bow tie
3 cups cooked Chicken Breast
shredded
⅓ cup fresh Cilantro
chopped
⅓ cup Green onion
chopped
½ cup Vegetable oil
⅓ cup light Soy sauce
⅓ cup Rice vinegar
1 tsp Sesame oil
3 tbsp Sugar
½ tsp ground Ginger
¼ tsp ground Black pepper

Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad

This tasty Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad is one of my favorite recipes. My daughter loves it for her school lunch box too and with the easy preparation time I am able to make it for her a few times a week.

The tangy Asian style salad dressing is extra flavorsome and so versatile, you can prepare a batch and keep extra bottles in the fridge for future use! Toss it over cooked pasta with chicken pieces, cilantro and chopped green onions. It’s perfect!

To make Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad?

Steps to make Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad

1	Toast sesame seeds	3
In a large skillet over medium-high heat cook the sesame seeds while continuously stirring until lightly toasted, then remove from the heat and set aside.
2	Cook pasta	15
In a large pot of boiling, lightly salted water, boil and cook the pasta for 8-10 minutes until al dente then drain the pasta and rinse under cold water until cool. Transfer to a large salad bowl.
3	Prepare salad dressing	3
In a bottle with a tight-fitting lid, mix the vegetable oil, soya sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, sesame seeds, ginger and pepper and shake well to combine.
4	Prepare salad mix	3
Gently toss the cooked pasta, chicken, cilantro and green onions together and mix in the sesame dressing to coat evenly.
5	Serve	1
Serve as is and enjoy!

This Sesame Pasta Chicken Salad recipe is just waiting to be tried. Enjoy for lunch, snack time or dinner. Fresh, light and a pure delight, why not give it a go? Share your salad pictures with us and tag #cookmerecipes in your own posts on instagram and other social media sites!

Ruth Harris

Ruth is an experienced businesswoman and happy mom who just hit 40. She’s a huge gym fan and has a PhD in Keto. Just kidding! But really, Ruth knows how to do Keto the healthy way and has a lot of experience in dealing with all the issues that newbies to this trendy new diet face during the adjustment period, like overcoming Keto flu. Ruth loves life and takes her health and food seriously, so she’s your go-to person if you decided to follow the Keto diet.