Creamy pesto & chicken pasta salad

If you need a quick boost of carbohydrates, try this filling and nutritionally-balanced pasta salad

  • Prep:15 mins
    Cook:15 mins
  • Serves 1
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 600
  • fat 15g
  • saturates 4g
  • carbs 68g
  • sugars 7g
  • fibre 4g
  • protein 47g
  • salt 0.3g

Ingredients

  • 85g pasta shapes
  • ½ red pepper, chopped
  • handful halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cooked chicken breast
  • 1 tbsp basil pesto
  • 2 tbsp low-fat crème fraîche

Method

  1. Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, mix the red pepper with the cherry tomatoes and chicken. Mix the pesto and crème fraîche. Drain the pasta, then stir it through. Toss through the veg and chicken and eat immediately, or pack into a container for lunch.

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