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Asian Pasta Salad with Chicken

Crisp veggies, rotisserie chicken, pasta, and Asian flavors like soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and sesame seeds is what makes Asian Pasta Salad with Chicken a delicious, cold pasta that's a great side dish or light lunch.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 8
Course: Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

  • 16 oz pasta
  • 16 asparagus spears cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 3 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Sriracha
  • 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1 garlic clove minced finely
  • 1 tsp white sugar
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds plus extra for garnish
  • dash of white pepper
  • 3 cups rotisserie chicken or 3 cups of diced or shredded chicken breasts
  • 1 cup red bell pepper diced
  • 1/3 cup Sliced scallions
  • 1/3 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

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  1. Cook pasta according to directions, when it has about 2 minutes left until done, add the asparagus to the pot of cooking pasta. After 2 minutes, drain the pasta and asparagus and refrigerate while you make the dressing.
  2. To make the dressing, add olive oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sriracha, ginger, garlic, sugar, sesame seeds and white pepper to a bowl and mix well until sugar has dissolved.
  3. When pasta and asparagus have cooled, add chicken, red bell pepper, scallions, cilantro, and dressing. Stir to combine, refrigerate until cool and serve. Garnish with extra cilantro and sesame seeds if desired. Enjoy!