# Pesto pasta salad

A creamy pesto pasta salad is being prepared, great for doubling the protein and reducing the amount of pasta used.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g chicken shredded
- 160 g pasta (uncooked)
- 3 spring onions
- 50 g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 150 g fat free yogurt
- 2 tbsp pesto
- handful chopped basil
- 0.5 lemon squeezed
- 1 clove garlic

## Instructions

1. Add the cherry tomatoes, spring onions, chilli, salt, pepper and olive oil to a bowl and mix.
2. Add yogurt, pesto, chopped basil, lemon juice and garlic to a bowl and mix.
3. Add pasta to four containers.
4. Add the mix of cherry tomatoes and the arugula.
5. Add chicken and pesto sauce.
6. Mix all ingredients when you are ready to eat.

## Tips

- If you are looking to lose weight, it's a great way of making the pasta a little bit lower calorie by doubling the protein and reducing the amount of pasta used.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdrxqPN9/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d53f66f5-12c0-41ea-bc36-e27d2209daeb
- Extracted: 2025-05-18

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