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Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing is for Dinner.

Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing takes 30 minutes to cook.

Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing are:

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and poached
1 4-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
8 ounces snow peas, stems and strings removed
1 pound whole-wheat bow-tie (farfalle) pasta
2 stalks celery, sliced on the bias
1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch-by-3-inch strips
2 scallions, green part only, thinly sliced on the diagonal

Here is how you make Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing:

Thinly slice chicken and chill. Finely grate ginger into a fine sieve placed over a small bowl. Firmly press out all the liquid with the back of a spoon. (You should have about 1 1/2 tablespoons liquid). Add mustard, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar and soy sauce to the ginger juice and whisk until creamy; set aside. Bring 4 quarts salted water to a boil. Blanch snow peas in boiling water for 1 minute. Remove them with a slotted spoon and transfer to a colander. Rinse under cold running water and set aside. Return the water to a boil, add pasta and cook until just tender, about 8 to 10 minutes or according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water; set aside. Combine celery, bell pepper, scallions and the reserved chicken, snow peas and pasta in a large bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NADALIA.

The nutritional information for Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 192.4

• Total Fat: 3.2 g
• Cholesterol: 56.4 mg
• Sodium: 207.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
• Protein: 17.5 g

Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing is Asian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Chicken Salad with Spinach Pasta and Mustard Sesame Dressing is Low Fat