Picnic-perfect pasta salads in 30 minutes or less
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Fancy chicken and pecan pasta salad
If you feel like your chicken salad is missing something, it's probably carbs. This recipe takes care of that by combining classic chicken salad ingredients, such as red onion, celery, grapes, pecans, cubed chicken and parsley, with a creamy, herbed mayonnaise mixture and rotini pasta. 30 minutes, and your picnic salad is ready!
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INGREDIENTS
- 5 Potatoes
- 1.5 Cup shredded zucchini
- 3/4 Cup shredded cheese
- 3/ Cup milk
- 1/3 Cup coriander, chopped
- 1/3 Cup basil, chopped
- Parmesan, to sprinkle
- Salt and pepper, to season
METHOD
- Chop the potatoes in half, boil until very tender and drain.
- In a bowl, combine the potatoes and zucchini. Add the grated cheese, milk, coriander, basil, salt and pepper, and mix thoroughly.
- On a baking tray, spoon out the zucchini-potato mixture and form into balls.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan and grated cheese, and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
- When golden, remove from oven... and enjoy!