Description
Yogurt makes for a less fattening salad dressing while fruit adds a touch of sweetness. Great for a cool summer lunch, or leave out the chicken for a vegetarian side dish.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces rotini pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup chopped scallion greens
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- ½ Red Delicious apple, diced
- ½ cup white seedless grapes, halved
- ⅓ cup raisins
- ¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
- 1 ½ cups fat-free vanilla yogurt
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite
- about 8 minutes. Drain pasta and place in a large bowl.
- While the pasta is cooking
- heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add scallion greens and garlic; saute for 1 minutes. Add chicken
- salt
- and pepper; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear
- about 5 minutes. Add chicken to the bowl with the pasta. Mix in apple
- grapes raisins
- sweetened dried cranberries
- and almonds.
- Combine yogurt and curry powder in a small bowl; pour over pasta mixture and toss to combine.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4