Pasta Salad with Chicken, Almonds and Raisins

This will combine the chicken salad with a soft, rich paste and give him a taste with raisins and almonds. Perfect to add to your diet menu.


Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons almonds (toasted and chopped)
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• The juice of one lemon
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 250 gr. penne pasta
• 1 cup low fat plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup prunes (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley d
• coarse salt (sea) to taste
• pepper to taste

Preparation

Boil the pasta with a little oil and salt in a pot of boiling water until al dente (15 minutes). When you list, save about 1/4 of this water to fill later. A tip to stop cooking the pasta and prevent losing your consistency is that once you add water wash cold. Now mix in a bowl pasta, chicken, yogurt, raisins (if desired) , parsley, almonds, zest and lemon juice. Here is where the water apartaste of pasta if you want to soften your salad do with this water. Refrigerate for about 24 hours so that flavors come together perfectly and go with her ​​with some crackers or bread.

Servings: 4

Preparation time:  20 min

Cooking time:  15 min

Ready in:  35 min


Country:  Mexico

Season / Occasion: All year

Main Ingredient:  Poultry