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Chicken and Cucumber Pasta Salad

Chicken and Cucumber Pasta Salad

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ekilu Team

“ Today you're eating good! This delicious and nutritious pasta salad is going to be your new go-to. It's easy to make, so let's get started. ”

ingredients

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8

Difficulty

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Easy

Time

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20'

2 servings

Fresh ingredients

fresh cheese
fresh cheese

2 tbsp

chicken breast
chicken breast

1 unit

cucumber
cucumber

1 unit

lemon juice
lemon juice

1 tbsp

cherry tomato
cherry tomato

6 units

Pantry ingredients

salt
salt

2 pinches

olive oil
olive oil

4 tbsp

pasta
pasta

7 oz

Instructions

1
Add water to a pot with a pinch of salt, and cook the pasta for the time indicated on the package. Once cooked, drain in a colander and set aside.
2
Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut in half. Wash and finely chop the cucumber.
3
Cut the chicken breast into medium size cubes. Add some olive oil to a pan and cook the chicken with a touch of salt. Once the chicken is golden brown, turn off the heat and set aside.
4
Add the pasta to a bowl. Add the cherry tomatoes, cucumber, chicken, and fresh cheese. Mix well.
5
Add 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil, juice from 1/2 lemon, and some salt into another bowl and mix.
6
Dress the salad with the dressing you've just made and serve.

Tips & Tricks

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We used cottage cheese in this recipe. You can use mozzarella, fetta, ricotta, or other types of fresh cheese.

If you don't have cherry tomatoes, normal tomatoes work well.

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