Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Chilled Oriental Chicken Pasta Salad



Ingredients:
* 1 lb of your favorite pasta, cooked per package diections & drained (you can also use linguine for this three. YUM)
* 1 1/2-2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked & cut in to 1 inch cubes
* 2 cups frozen child peas, thawed
* 1 carrot, peeled & sliced
* 1 red bell pepper, cored & cut in to julienne strips
* 4 green onions, chopped

For Salad
For the dressing
* 1/2 cup light soy sauce
* 1/4 cup canola oil
* 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
* 2 tablespoons sesame oil
* 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
* 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
* 2 drops hot chili oil
* 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

1. In a huge bowl, combine the cooked pasta, cooked chicken, peas, carrots, red bell pepper & green onion.
2. In a little bowl, whisk the soy sauce, canola oil, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, brown sugar, ginger & chili oil.
3. Pour over chicken pasta mixture & toss to combine.
4. Sprinkle on the sesame seeds.
5. over & refrigerate 2 hours before serving.