MAISON DE KENNEDY

Sundried Tomato & Smoked Chicken Pasta Salad

🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 (0/5) Tested by Cass — 25 min (plus chilling) · Serves 2

Ingredients

• Pasta Base
• 2 cups Cooked Shell Pasta — about 1 cup dry
• 1 T Olive Oil
• Protein
• 1 cup Smoked Chicken — diced or shredded
• Creamy Element
• 2 T Cream Cheese — softened
• 1 T Greek Yoghurt — optional
• Flavour Boosters
• 1/4 cup Sundried Tomatoes — finely chopped
• 1 T Sundried Tomato Oil — from the jar
• 1 T Lemon Juice
• 1 small Spring Onion — sliced
• 2 T Red Onion — thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup Baby Spinach — finely chopped
• Salt & Pepper
• Pinch of Garlic Powder or Smoked Paprika — optional

Method

1. Cook the pasta: Boil shell pasta until tender. Drain and toss with olive oil. Cool.
2. Make the creamy base: Mix cream cheese, yoghurt, sundried tomato oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper until smooth.
3. Build the salad: Fold in chicken, sundried tomatoes, spring onion, red onion, spinach.
4. Combine: Add creamy base, toss.
5. Adjust and chill: Season to taste. Chill 20–30 minutes.
6. Serve: Cold or room temperature.

Notes

• Key ingredient: Sundried tomato oil is key — carries so much flavour.
• Dressing: Greek yoghurt lightens the dressing.
• Meal prep: Great for meal prep.

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