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Karen's Summer Pasta Salad
This is my second recipe using the small conchigliette pasta … I love how little the pasta pockets are! This is so creamy & just perfect for alfresco dining when the bbq is on & we have lovely weather. Perfect with an ice cold drink!
Serves: 8 as a side dish
Serves: 4 as a main
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 250g pack of conchigliette
- 3 chicken fillets
- 3 tablespoons of marinade
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 4 tablespoons of sweet chilli sauce
- 4 tablespoons of creme fraiche or quark
- I small pack of cherry tomatoes
- I large red onion cut into small chunks
- Few basil leaves (optional)
Method
Pre-heat your oven to 220 degrees & in a small roasting dish coat the chicken fillets with the marinade & cook for 25 minutes, leave to one side to rest (it is really important to cook in a small ovenproof dish so the chicken cooks in the marinade otherwise, the marinade will disperse & burn). Meanwhile, place the pasta into a pan of lightly salted boiling water, reduce the heat a little & cook until al dente then drain, fill the pan back up with cold water & tip the pasta back in, stir well then drain in a colander, stirring every so often to release any water sitting in the pasta.
Once the chicken has cooked & cooled slightly, cut each fillet into small squares slicing lengthways then across into small cubes & stir in all the chicken juices (this is the most important bit!).
Mix all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl & serve with a few basil leaves if desired.
NOTES
This is a delicious dinner party, bbq, tea time, lunch box, picnic, supper, buffet or any time dish or as a side with steak, pork chops, lamb … so economical & easy too!
Method
Pre-heat your oven to 220 degrees & in a small roasting dish coat the chicken fillets with the marinade & cook for 25 minutes, leave to one side to rest (it is really important to cook in a small ovenproof dish so the chicken cooks in the marinade otherwise, the marinade will disperse & burn). Meanwhile, place the pasta into a pan of lightly salted boiling water, reduce the heat a little & cook until al dente then drain, fill the pan back up with cold water & tip the pasta back in, stir well then drain in a colander, stirring every so often to release any water sitting in the pasta.
Once the chicken has cooked & cooled slightly, cut each fillet into small squares slicing lengthways then across into small cubes & stir in all the chicken juices (this is the most important bit!).
Mix all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl & serve with a few basil leaves if desired.
NOTES
This is a delicious dinner party, bbq, tea time, lunch box, picnic, supper, buffet or any time dish or as a side with steak, pork chops, lamb … so economical & easy too!
Ingredients
- 250g pack of small conchigliette
- 3 chicken fillets
- 3 tablespoons of marinade
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 4 tablespoons of sweet chilli sauce
- 4 tablespoons of creme fraiche or quark
- I small pack of cherry tomatoes
- I large red onion cut into small chunks
- Few basil leaves (optional)