Cold Curry Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe Recipe Cards

CURRY CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Season chicken breasts generously on both sides with sea salt and coarse black pepper. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Boil pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside when done. While the chicken and pasta are cooking, prepare the curry mayo dressing. In a large bowl combine mayo, juice of two lemons, sea salt and black pepper. Blend well and set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine celery, onions, parsley, cilantro, raisins and almonds. Toss to combine.
• Remove chicken from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Dice into 1-inch bite size cubes. Add chicken and pasta to the curry mayo dressing and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and stir till incorporated. Enjoy immediately or chill for 2 hours before serving. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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.

COLD CHICKEN CURRY SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together first 5 ingredients and chill well in refrigerator.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Mix and refrigerate again until well chilled.
• Serve with condiments: Chopped peanuts, chopped hard boiled eggs, crumbled bacon, chopped green onions, chutney and shredded coconut.

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.

CHICKEN CURRY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• While pasta is cooking, mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, lemon juice and curry powder in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Mix all remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Add dressing and stir well.
• Place in refrigerator for at least 10 minutes. Serve cold.

CHICKEN PASTA SALAD IN CREAMY CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large kettle of boiling salted water cook the pasta for 10 minutes, or until it is tender, refresh it in a colander under cold water, and drain it well. In a large bowl combine the pasta, the chicken, the tomatoes, the scallions, and the basil.
• Make the dressing:
• In a skillet cook the garlic and the gingerroot in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until the garlic is softened, add the cream, and cook the mixture, whisking, until it is thickened slightly. Whisk in the vinegar, the curry powder, the red pepper flakes, and the chutney.
• Add the dressing to the pasta mixture, tossing the salad to combine it well, and season the salad with salt and pepper.

COLD CHICKEN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, grated onion, seasoned salt, and basil together in a bowl to make dressing. Transfer to the refrigerator.
• Combine water and chicken bouillon cubes in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring until bouillon cubes are dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add chicken breasts and onion; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a cutting board using a slotted spoon. Reserve broth in the saucepan. Cool chicken until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes. Chop coarsely.
• Pour several cups of water into the reserved broth in the saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in vermicelli and cook until tender, about 6 minutes. Drain.
• Mix dressing, chicken, and vermicelli together in a bowl. Add artichoke hearts and toss to combine. Refrigerate until flavors combine, 2 to 6 hours. Mix in tomatoes before serving.