Maple pumpkin and walnut pasta salad with chicken
Maple pumpkin and walnut pasta salad with chicken, it’s got everything you need and really is a meal in itself. Eat it cold or warmed - either is delicious
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Servings: 4
Calories: 557kcal
Ingredients
- 300 g 11oz pumpkin, diced
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup walnuts
- 4 cups cooked pasta
- 1 cup baby spinach
- ½ cup shredded cooked chicken
- Dressing:
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
- Shaved parmesan about ¼ of a cup but really up to you how much you love parmesan
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180C (356F) fan-forced and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Place the diced pumpkin, maple syrup and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a bowl and toss.
- Spread the pumpkin in a single layer on the tray and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add the walnuts and cook for a further 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool a little.
- Toss the cooked pasta with the remaining olive oil and leave to cool.
- Add the pumpkin, walnuts, spinach and chicken to the cooked pasta.
- To make the dressing, place all the ingredients except the parmesan in a jar and shake (with the lid on!).
- Toss everything together with the dressing.
- Serve warm or cold topped with the shaved parmesan.
Nutrition
Calories: 557kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 500mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 8736IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 155mg | Iron: 3mg
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