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What’s For Dinner?

CREAMY CHICKEN
&PASTASALAD

PREP + COOK TIME 35 MINUTES SERVES 6
3 cups (750ml) water
400g chicken breast fillets
500g large pasta shells
2 stalks celery (300g), trimmed, COOK’S
sliced thinly
1 small red onion (100g), sliced thinly NOTES
1 cup (120g) roasted pecans
½ cup (90g) thinly sliced dill pickles
(see cook’s notes)
50g baby rocket leaves CREAMY CHICKEN
& PASTA SALAD
Whether you’re a big kid or
CREAMY TARRAGON DRESSING
a little kid, this salad would
¾ cup (225g) mayonnaise
also make a great dinner.
½ cup (120g) sour cream
Double the recipe and you’ve
2 tablespoons lemon juice
got dinner and also lunch
1 tablespoon finely chopped covered for work next day.
fresh tarragon
Cornichon, French for
1 Bringthewatertotheboilin gherkin, is a very small
a medium saucepan, add chicken; variety of pickled cucumber;
simmer, covered, for 10 minutes it can be used in place of the
or until cooked. Cool chicken in dill pickles.
poaching liquid for 10 minutes;
If you don’t like creamy
drain, shred coarsely.
dressings, you can make a
2 Meanwhile, cook pasta in a
simple lemon and tarragon
large saucepan of boiling water
dressing by placing ¼ cup
for 10 minutes or until tender; drain.
(60ml) olive oil and
Rinse under cold water; drain.
¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice
3 Make creamy tarragon dressing. and the tarragon in a
4 Combine pasta in a large bowl screw-top jar; shake well.
with chicken, dressing and remaining
ingredients. Season to taste.
CREAMY TARRAGON DRESSING
Combine all of the ingredients
in a small bowl.

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