Chilli Chicken Pasta Salad with Smashed Cucumber
A cold high-protein pasta salad with chicken, smashed cucumber and a cottage cheese dressing spiked with miso and chilli oil.
25 min
4 servings
Difficulty 2/5
Lunch · Dinner
Prep 10 min · Cook 15 min
Cold macaroni, cooked chicken, smashed cucumber and sweetcorn under a blended dressing of cottage cheese, Greek yoghurt and white miso, finished with crispy chilli oil. Around 44 g of protein per serving, and it keeps well in a lunch box.
Per serving
560
kcal / serving
Ingredients
Written for 4 servings. Change the servings to rescale every amount.
Salad
Pasta, cooked
600 grams
Chicken Breast, cooked
300 grams
Cucumber
500 grams
Sweet Corn, canned
1 can (200 grams)
Cilantro / Coriander
20 grams
Dressing
Cottage Cheese
200 grams
Greek Yogurt, plain
150 grams
White Miso Paste
1 tablespoon (18 grams)
Lime
30 grams
Crispy Chilli Oil
2 tablespoons (30 grams)
Salt
to taste
Steps
Boil the macaroni in salted water until just tender. Drain it, rinse under cold water until cool, and set aside.
12 min
Blend the cottage cheese, Greek yoghurt and miso until smooth. Grate in the lime zest, add a squeeze of juice and season with salt. Pour into a bowl and spoon the crispy chilli oil over the top.
5 min
Smash the cucumbers with a pan, rolling pin or pestle, then chop them into 1–2 cm chunks.
3 min
Roughly chop the coriander leaves, keeping a little back for serving, and thinly slice the stems. Drain the sweetcorn and cut the cooked chicken into 1 cm chunks.
3 min
Put the pasta, chicken, cucumber, sweetcorn and coriander in a large bowl. Pour over the dressing and toss until everything is coated. Serve topped with the reserved coriander and a little more chilli oil.
2 min
Serving suggestion
Serve cold, straight from the fridge, with extra chilli oil for anyone who wants more heat.
Storage
Keeps 2 days in the fridge in a closed container. The cucumber softens, so add the dressing on the day if you can.
Notes
Our amounts — the source lists the ingredients without quantities. Use leftover roast chicken if you have it.
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