Chicken & curried pasta salad

[kpev]

Heydehey.

Here's my first attempt at putting forward a recipe Hope you enjoy.

Prep - 8 mins
Cook - 26 mins

Ingredients:
400g dried pasta (large spirals)
1tbsp olive oil
large pinch sea salt
1200g water

30g whole cashews (optional)

2 small carrots, in large chunks
4 sticks celery, in large chunks
4 spring onions, cut into 5cm chunks (whites only)

Half roast chook, meat removed.

1tbsp curry powder (I used keens)
120g mayo
100g yogurt
40g bbq relish / chutney
1tsp tumeric
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1. Put 1200g water into thermomix, add oil + salt, put on cover, cook 8-10 mins @ 100deg  speed 1.

2. After water boiled, add dried pasta. Cook 11mins, 100deg,    with no MC, but with basket on lid.

3. Drain pasta in Varooma bowl & rinse in cold water. Set aside into salad bowl.

4. Wash & Dry TM bowl.

5. Put in cashews, speed 6 1-2secs until rough chopped.

6. Roast, 2min 30 @ 80deg  sp1

7. Set aside into small bowl or cup for later.

8. Chop carrots, celery & spring onion 2-3 short 2sec bursts on  Turbo

9. Pop on top of pasta in salad bowl.

10. Chop chicken 1-2 short 2sec bursts @ speed 6

11. Pop on top of pasta in salad bowl.

12. Clean & dry TM bowl

13. Cook curry powder @ 80deg 1 min speed 1

14. Add yogurt, mayo, relish, cinnamon, paprika, tumeric

15. Mix speed 4, 30secs

16. Toss dressing through salad, mixing well.

18. Sprinkle on nuts to serve.

[judydawn]

Thanks for your first recipe kpev, it sounds very nice for those hot days that are on their way.

[cookie1]

I like curried pasta salads and this sounds very nice. Thanks.