Recipes
Avocado-Lime Chicken Pasta
4 servings
30 minutes total
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Ingredients
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- ½ cucumber
- 2 limes, for zest/juice
- 1 Deli chilled oven-roasted chicken
- 8 oz medium shell pasta
- 1 Hass avocado
- ½ bunch fresh cilantro
- 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise (or plain Greek yogurt)
- 1 teaspoon garlic stir-in paste
Steps
- Bring water to a boil for pasta. Halve tomatoes. Cut cucumber in half lengthwise; slice thinly (½ cup). Zest limes (1 teaspoon), then juice (2 tablespoons). Shred chicken (breast meat only; about 2 cups).
- Cook pasta following package instructions, then drain and chill until cool.
- Halve avocado, scoop out flesh, and chop coarsely. Place avocado, cilantro, lime zest and juice, mayonnaise, and garlic paste in food processor bowl; process until creamy.
- Combine chilled pasta, avocado sauce, tomatoes, cucumber, and chicken; serve.
Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 520, Total Fat 24g, Sat Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 60mg, Sodium 390mg, Total Carb 52g, Fiber 7g, Total Sugar 3g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 24g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 2%, Iron 15%, Potassium 8%