Chicken Curry Pasta Salad Food

CURRY CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine curry, oil, and 1 T lemon juice, pour over chicken, toss to coat, cover and refrigerate 1-2 hours.
• Heat large nonstick skillet over med heat, add chicken.
• Cook, stirring regularly, about 3 min (or more). Reduce the heat a bit if the sauce starts to darken.
• Remove the pan from the heat, let cool while the pasta boils.
• Boil pasta in salt and water, rinse and set aside. For about the final 2 min of cooking time, add the peas, drain and rinse w/rest of pasta.
• While pasta cooks, prepare the salad dressing. It is important to have dressing done at same time as pasta, so pasta doesn't sit w/out dressing too long, as it will clump.
• In a large bowl, blend minced red onion, mayonnaise, mustard and 1 T lemon juice.
• Add the curried chicken w/all the sauce out of the pan; whisk to blend.
• Add pasta and peas, toss to coat and add salt if desired.
• Serve right away or chilled for later. 8-12 servings.

CURRY CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook chicken breasts in the boiling water until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 12 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Rinse chicken in cold water to cool, cut into small chunks, and refrigerate to cool completely.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook shell pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water until cool; drain.
• Stir mayonnaise, yogurt, and curry powder together in a large bowl. Add cold chicken, cold pasta, peas, radish slices, and green onion slices; stir to combine.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.