Thai Pasta Salad Lunch
Bursting with flavor and crunch, this Thai pasta salad is the perfect quick lunch!
Print
Pin
Ingredients
- 2 oz cooked penne pasta
- 2 tablespoons shredded red cabbage
- 2 tablespoons matchstick carrots
- ¼ bell pepper, thinly sliced
- ½ leftover cooked chicken breast, sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- Thai peanut dressing
Instructions
Assemble the salad
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked penne pasta, shredded red cabbage, matchstick carrots, bell pepper, sliced chicken, chopped peanuts, and cilantro.
Dress the salad
- Drizzle the Thai peanut dressing over the salad and toss everything together until it's well coated.
Refrigerate
- Cover and refrigerate up to three days or until ready to use.
For packed lunch
- Pack the salad into a lunch container, along with an ice pack.
Notes
Nutritional information is calculated without the dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1salad | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 552mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 6318IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg
